Deuteronomy 21
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 21 of 34
Chapter Summary
Rules concerning an uncertain murder. 10 The usage of a captive taken to wife. 18 A stubborn son is to be stoned to death.
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People & Context
If a slain body is found in a field, elders of the nearest city must break a heifer's neck by a running stream and wash their hands, declaring innocen…
An Israelite who desires a female captive must let her shave her head, pare her nails, and mourn her parents for a month before marriage. If he later …
A man with two wives must give the double portion inheritance to his true firstborn son, even if he is the son of the unloved wife.
Timeline
If a slain body is found in a field, elders of the nearest city must break a heifer's neck by a running stream and wash their hands, declaring innocence to remove the bloodguilt.
Deuteronomy 21:1-9An Israelite who desires a female captive must let her shave her head, pare her nails, and mourn her parents for a month before marriage. If he later rejects her, she goes free, not sold as a slave.
Deuteronomy 21:10-14A man with two wives must give the double portion inheritance to his true firstborn son, even if he is the son of the unloved wife.
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