Deuteronomy 20:7
“And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her?.... Home to his house and bedded with her; has…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 20:1-9
Israel was at this time to be considered rather as a camp than as a kingdom, entering upon an enemy's country, and not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
that hath betrothed, etc.] Cp. Deu 24:5, exempting the newly-married from service for a year. The reason can hardly be…
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