Essay su Deuteronomio 21:10
כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וּנְתָנ֞וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃
Quando vai avanti a combattere contro i tuoi nemici, e l'Eterno, il tuo Dio, li consegna nelle tue mani e li porti via prigionieri,
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The situation of the female captive recalls the opening chapters of the Iliad, where it forms a key motif. Here, though, rather than the pride and anger of great warriors being at stake, it is the woman’s humanity that is central. She is allowed to mourn her family, and retains her dignity to the extent that she cannot be sold as a slave if her husband eventually rejects her.
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