Deuteronomy 21:12

then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

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

Note pare: or, suffer to grow: Heb. make, or, dress

KJV · King James Version

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

WEB · World English Bible

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

ASV · American Standard Version

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

and she shall: This was in token of renouncing her religion, and becoming a proselyte to that of the Jews. This is still a custom in the East: when a Christian turns Mohammedan, his head is shaved, and he is carried through the city, crying, {la eelah eela allah wemochammed resoolu 'llahee,} "There is no God but the God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God."; 1 Corinthians 11:6; Ephesians 4:22