Deuteronomy 21:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, [a]and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails,
13 And she shall put off the garment that she was taken in, and she shall remain in thine house, [b]and bewail her father and her mother a month long: and after that shalt thou go in unto her, and marry her, and she shall be thy [c]wife.
14 And if thou have no favor unto her, then thou mayest let her go whither she will, but thou shalt not sell her for money, nor make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
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- Deuteronomy 21:12 Signifying that her former life must be changed before she could be joined to the people of God.
- Deuteronomy 21:13 As having renounced parents and country.
- Deuteronomy 21:13 This only was permitted in the wars, otherwise the Israelites could not marry strangers.
Deuteronomy 21:12-14
New International Version
12 Bring her into your home and have her shave her head,(A) trim her nails 13 and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month,(B) then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife. 14 If you are not pleased with her, let her go wherever she wishes. You must not sell her or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.(C)
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