Deuteronomy 21:12

then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
Deuteronomy 21:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְגִלְּחָה֙ אֶת־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.Tah“and you will bring her”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  2. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. תּ֣וֹךְTokh“[the] middle of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  4. בֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.kha“house your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  5. וְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.Chah“and she will shave”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גָּלַח · “to shave” · Strong's H1548
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. רֹאשָׁ֔הּro.Shah“head her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  8. וְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.Tah“and she will attend to”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.ha“finger-nails her”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from צִפֹּ֫רֶן · “fingernail” · Strong's H6856
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)