Deuteronomy 21:12

then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

then thou hast brought her in unto the midst of thy household, and she hath shaved her head, and prepared her nails,

DBT

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

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Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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She shall shave her head - This was in token of her renouncing her religion, and becoming a proselyte to that of the Jews. This is still a custom in the East; when a Christian turns Mohammedan his head is shaven, and he is carried through the city crying, la alahila allah we Mohammed resooli Allah; There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God. Pare her nails - ועשתה את צפרניה veasethah eth tsipporneyha, she shall make her nails. Now whether this signifies paring or letting them grow, is greatly doubted among learned men.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

If his love should afterwards cool and he become indifferent to her person, he was not to lord it over her, neither to sell her in the slave market, nor retain her in a subordinate condition in his house; but she was to be free to go where her inclinations led her.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Quisquid amas cupias non placuisse nimis--We should moderate our affection for those things which we are tempted to love inordinately. Or rather, (2.) This was done in token of her renouncing idolatry, and becoming a proselyte to the Jewish religion.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1 Corinthians 11:5
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
Numbers 6:9
If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
1 Corinthians 11:6
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
Leviticus 14:9
On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
Ephesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

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Ephesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
leads to
- Romans 6:6
  We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
- Hebrews 12:1
  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
- James 1:21
  Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- 1 Peter 2:1–2
  Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Hebrews 3:13
  But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Through
Numbers 6:9
If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.
leads to
- Numbers 6:18
  Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
- Acts 18:18
  Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria,…
Through
Leviticus 14:9
On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he…
leads to
- Numbers 6:9
  If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.

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