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Deuteronomy 21:12

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

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וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּvahavetahand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to come”, a completed action in a sequenceH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תּ֣וֹךְtokheamongתָּוֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).בֵּיתֶ֑ךָbeytekhafamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וְגִלְּחָה֙vegilchahand shaveגָּלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and shave”, a completed action in a sequenceH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רֹאשָׁ֔הּroshahheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וְעָשְׂתָ֖הveasetahand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָtsipareneyhanailצִפֹּרֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “nail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6856properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant)nail, point.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt bring her into thy house: and she shall shave her hair, and pare her nails,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and shouldest bring her within thine house: then shalt thou shave her head, and pare her nails;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ εἰσάξῃς αὐτὴν ἔνδον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν σου, καὶ ξυρήσεις τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς, καὶ περιονυχιεῖς αὐτὴν,

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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