Deuteronomy 20:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Has any man become engaged to a woman and not married her? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man marry her.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:5

‘When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married.

Deuteronomy 28:30

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

2 Timothy 2:4

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the commanding officer.

Matthew 1:18

The birth of Jesus Christ came about in this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged  to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 20:6

Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit?  Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.