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Deuteronomy 21:12
then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
Deuteronomy 21:12 · Berean Standard Bible
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Deuteronomy 21:12 in other translations
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails.
then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
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In context
9 So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
10 When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,
11 if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,
12 then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
13 and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
14 And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
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