Deuteronomy 21:12

“then you shall bring her into your house, and she shall shave her head and do her nails,”

Deuteronomy 21:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 21:12, word by word

then you shall bring herהֲבֵאתָhaveta

bring

To bring something or someone.

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intoתּוֹךְtoch

inside

The inside of a place or an enclosed space.

Where else “toch” appears
your houseבֵּיתֶbete

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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and she shall shaveגִלְּחָהgilcha

shave

Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.

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her headרֹאשָׁrosha

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and doעָשְׂתָהasta

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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her nailsצִפָּרְנֶיtsiparne

nail

The hard part that grows at the end of the fingers.

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The context

11and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in form, and you become attached to her and would take her for yourself as a wife,

12 · This verse (above)

13and she shall remove the garment of her captivity from herself, and she shall stay in your house and weep for her father and her mother a full month; and after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

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