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Deuteronomy 25:11

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Deuteronomy 25:11

Verse 11 of 19

Scripture focus

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

Deuteronomy 25:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:11

Theological / Devotional

Strive together. In Exodus 21:22 is recorded the case of men quarreling, and the compensation to be given to a pregnant woman injured as a result of a fight between the men. In this case, legal protection is afforded the man. Some commentators have suggested that this refers to the widow of verses 5-10 taking hold of her brother-in-law to force him into marriage with her. If such be the application, this law would forbid the woman passing beyond the bounds of decency. However, the context makes it clear that this was a personal quarrel in which the wife of one of the men endeavored to help her husband. The word here translated “strive” might better be translated “wrestle.” It is rendered variously in Exodus 2:13; 21:22; Leviticus 24:10; 2 Samuel 14:6.

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