Deuteronomy 21:11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman whom you desire and want to marry,

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And his soul was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the girl, and spoke tenderly to her.

But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.

the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.

A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;

But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves.

When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take them captive,

and so you bring her home to your house: she shall shave her head, pare her nails,