The Meaning of Deuteronomy 21:12 Explained

Deuteronomy 21:12

KJV: Then thou shalt bring her home to thine 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,

Darby: then thou shalt bring her home to thy 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;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Deuteronomy 21:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 21

1  The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder
10  The usage of a captive taken to wife
15  The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection
18  A rebellious son is to be stoned to death
22  The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 21:12 mean?

then you shall bring her to home your house and she shall shave - her head and trim her nails
וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ אֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְגִלְּחָה֙ אֶת־ רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ

וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ  then  you  shall  bring  her 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
תּ֣וֹךְ  home 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ  your  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְגִלְּחָה֙  and  she  shall  shave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּלַח  
Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רֹאשָׁ֔הּ  her  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה  and  trim 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ  her  nails 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: צִפֹּרֶן  
Sense: fingernail, stylus point.

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