Thou shalt not make merchandise of her - Rather, you shall not constrain her: literally “treat her with constraint,” or “treat her …

Deuteronomy 21:10–14. MARRIAGE OF CAPTIVE WOMEN.

When you ... see among the captives a beautiful wo…

And it shall be, if you have no delight in her. I have been compelled to separate this sentence from the preceding context, which I have e…

And it shall be, if you have no delight in her ;
&c.] Either some time after marriage:

By this law, a soldier was allowed to marry his captive if he wished. This might take place on some occasions; but the law does not show any approv…