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then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
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A Symbolic New Beginning
Commentators explain that shaving the head and paring the nails were symbolic acts. They signified the woman's transition from her former life as a pagan captive to a new life as a wife within Israel's covenant community, marking a formal break with her past.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shaving the head (a customary sign of purification, Leviticus 14:8; Numbers 8:7), and the putting away of the garment of…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 21:10–14. MARRIAGE OF CAPTIVE WOMEN.
When you ... see among the captives a beautiful wo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then you shall bring her home to your house In order to make her his wife, after some things were done here directed…
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By this law, a soldier was allowed to marry his captive if he wished. This might take place on some occasions; but the law does not show any approv…
