Deuteronomy 20:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If anyone is engaged to a woman but has not yet married her, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another man marry her.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And what man is there who has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And yf any man be betrothed vnto a wyfe and haue not taken hyr, let hym goo and returne agayne vnto his housse, lest he dye in the batayle and another take her.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who so hath spoused a wyfe, and hath not yet brought her home, let him go, and byde at home, yt he die not in the battayll, & another brynge her home.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, lest he die in the battell, and another man take her.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And if any man be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and haue not taken her: let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another man take her.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And who `is' the man that hath betrothed a woman, and hath not taken her? -- let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    What man is there who has pledged to be married a wife, and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 24:5 : 5 If a man has recently married, he is not to be sent to war or have any duty laid on him. He is to be free to stay at home for one year and bring joy to his wife whom he has married.
  • Deut 28:30 : 30 You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.
  • Matt 1:18 : 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 14:18-20 : 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’
  • 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.
  • Deut 22:23-25 : 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you. 25 But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and forces her and lies with her, only the man who has done this shall die.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 20:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

    5The officers shall then say to the people: 'If anyone has built a new house and has not yet dedicated it, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another dedicate it.'

    6If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.

  • Deut 24:5
    80%

    5If a man has recently married, he is not to be sent to war or have any duty laid on him. He is to be free to stay at home for one year and bring joy to his wife whom he has married.

  • Deut 20:8
    78%

    8The officers shall continue to speak to the people, saying: 'Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, so he does not cause his brothers' hearts to melt like his own.'

  • Deut 28:30
    76%

    30You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.

  • Deut 21:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,

    11if you see among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.

  • Lev 21:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13He must marry a woman who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.

  • Judg 21:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21'Watch, and when the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dances, rush out from the vineyards and each of you seize a wife for yourself from the daughters of Shiloh. Then return to the land of Benjamin.'

    22'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'

  • Exod 21:10
    74%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.

  • Deut 22:23
    74%

    23If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her,

  • Deut 22:25
    73%

    25But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and forces her and lies with her, only the man who has done this shall die.

  • Deut 25:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7But if the man does not wish to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the city gate and say, 'My brother-in-law is refusing to perform his duty to preserve his brother's name in Israel. He is unwilling to marry me.'

    8Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. If he persists and says, 'I do not want to marry her,'

  • Deut 22:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13If a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and then turns against her,

    14accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    73%

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • Exod 22:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man must still pay the bride price for virgins.

    17Do not allow a sorceress to live.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
    73%

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

  • Deut 22:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27For he found her in the field, and though the betrothed young woman cried out for help, there was no one to rescue her.

    28If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin and not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,

  • Luke 14:20
    72%

    20Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

  • Deut 24:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

    2When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife.

    3If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies,

  • 1 Cor 7:36-38
    3 verses
    72%

    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

    37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

    38So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

  • Deut 25:5
    72%

    5If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.

  • Deut 21:13
    72%

    13She shall remove the clothes of her captivity and remain in your house, mourning her father and mother for a full month. After that, you may go to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

  • Judg 21:7
    72%

    7'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Deut 22:20
    71%

    20But if the accusation is true and there is no proof of the young woman's virginity,

  • Matt 22:25
    71%

    25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

  • Luke 20:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29Now there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.

    30Then the second brother married her, but he also died childless.

  • Num 5:20
    70%

    20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—

  • Mark 12:20
    70%

    20'Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no children.'

  • Lev 21:7
    70%

    7They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.

  • Prov 7:19
    70%

    19'For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.'

  • Num 30:6
    70%

    6But if her father rules against her when he hears about it, none of her vows or pledges by which she has obligated herself will stand. The LORD will forgive her because her father has objected to it.

  • Deut 25:11
    70%

    11If two men fight with each other, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the hand of the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs him by his private parts,

  • Gen 24:38
    70%

    38Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'

  • Rom 7:2
    69%

    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

  • Lev 19:20
    69%

    20If a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave designated for another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be an inquiry, but they are not to be put to death because she had not been freed.

  • Num 5:13
    69%

    13and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,