Deuteronomy 21:13
13 "She shall also remove the clothes of her captivity and shall remain in your house , and mourn her father and mother a full month ; and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife .
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:13
Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:10-14
(Read Deuteronomy 21:10-14)
By this law a soldier was allowed to marry his captive, if he pleased. This might take place upon some occasions; but the law does not show any approval of it. It also intimates how binding the laws of justice and honour are in marriage; which is a sacred engagement.