en_tw/bible/other/captive.md

# captive, captives, captivate, captivated, captivity #

## Definition: ##

The terms "captive" and "captivity" refer to capturing people and forcing them to live somewhere they do not want to live, such as in a foreign country.

* The Israelites from the kingdom of Judah were held captive in the kingdom of Babylonia for 70 years.
* Captives are often required to work for the people or nation that captured them.
* Daniel and Nehemiah were Israelite captives who worked for the Babylonian king.
* The expression to "take captive" is another way of talking about capturing someone.
* The expression, "carry you away captive" could also be translated as, "force you to live as captives" or "take you away to another country as prisoners." 
* In a figurative sense, the apostle Paul tells Christians to "take captive" every thought and make it obedient to Christ.
* He also talks about how a person can be "taken captive" by sin, which means he is "controlled by" sin.

## Translation Suggestions #

* Depending on the context, to be "held captive" could also be translated by, "not allowed to be free" or "kept in prison" or "forced to live in a foreign country."
* The expression, "led captive" or "taken captive" could be translated as, "captured" or "imprisoned" or "forced to go to a foreign land."
* The term "captives" could also be translated as, "people who were captured" or "enslaved people."
* Depending on the context, "captivity" could also be translated as, "imprisonment" or "exile" or "forced stay in a foreign country."

(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [exile](../other/exile.md), [prison](../other/prison.md), [seize](../other/seize.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Corinthians 10:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/2co/10/05)
* [Isaiah 20:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/isa/20/03)
* [Jeremiah 43:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jer/43/01)
* [Luke 04:18-19](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/18)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H1123, H1473, H1540, H1546, H1547, H2925, H6808, H7617, H7622, H7628, H7633, H7686, H7870, G161, G162, G163, G164, G2221
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added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* The Israelites from the kingdom of Judah were held captive in the kingdom of Babylonia for 70 years.`
			`* Captives are often required to work for the people or nation that captured them.`
			`* Daniel and Nehemiah were Israelite captives who worked for the Babylonian king.`
Infinitives taken from page titles and conformed to 'To "X" is to "y."' Many "smart quotes" changed to straight quotes. 2017-09-07 14:02:13 +00:00			`* The expression to "take captive" is another way of talking about capturing someone.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* The expression, "carry you away captive" could also be translated as, "force you to live as captives" or "take you away to another country as prisoners."`
added version 1 2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00			`* In a figurative sense, the apostle Paul tells Christians to "take captive" every thought and make it obedient to Christ.`
			`* He also talks about how a person can be "taken captive" by sin, which means he is "controlled by" sin.`

added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`## Translation Suggestions #`

			`* Depending on the context, to be "held captive" could also be translated by, "not allowed to be free" or "kept in prison" or "forced to live in a foreign country."`
			`* The expression, "led captive" or "taken captive" could be translated as, "captured" or "imprisoned" or "forced to go to a foreign land."`
			`* The term "captives" could also be translated as, "people who were captured" or "enslaved people."`
			`* Depending on the context, "captivity" could also be translated as, "imprisonment" or "exile" or "forced stay in a foreign country."`

Relinked proper names to proper directory. 2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00			`(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [exile](../other/exile.md), [prison](../other/prison.md), [seize](../other/seize.md))`
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			`## Bible References: ##`
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Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [2 Corinthians 10:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/2co/10/05)`
			`* [Isaiah 20:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/isa/20/03)`
			`* [Jeremiah 43:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jer/43/01)`
			`* [Luke 04:18-19](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/18)`
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Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Plural, past tense, special forms 2017-08-24 20:59:31 +00:00			`* Strong's: H1123, H1473, H1540, H1546, H1547, H2925, H6808, H7617, H7622, H7628, H7633, H7686, H7870, G161, G162, G163, G164, G2221`