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Deuteronomy 21:12

10 When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
KJV
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
WEB
then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails.
ASV
then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
DARBY
then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
BLB
you shall bring her into the midst of your household, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails,
ÅB
da skal du føre henne inn i ditt hus, og hun skal klippe sitt hår og skjære sine negler,
OTB
Før henne inn i ditt hjem, og hun skal barbere hodet og klippe neglene.
B1930
da skal du føre henne inn i ditt hus, og hun skal klippe sitt hår og skjære sine negler,

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 4:22

    That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:6

    For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

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  • Leviticus 14:9

    But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

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  • Numbers 6:9

    And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

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