Deuteronomy 21:13
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 21 connects to 4 cross-references. When a murder victim is found without a known killer, the nearest town performs an expiation ritual over a heifer in a wadi. Laws address taking female prisoners of war as wives, the rights of the firstborn son of an …
Other Translations
and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
and turned aside the raiment of her captivity from off her, and hath dwelt in thy house, and bewailed her father and her mother a month of days, and afterwards thou dost go in unto her and hast married her, and she hath been to thee for a wife:
And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife.
Cross References
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and …
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.