Deuteronomy 21:13

and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
Deuteronomy 21:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ אֶת־שִׂמְלַ֨ת שִׁבְיָ֜הּ מֵעָלֶ֗יהָ וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה אֶת־אָבִ֥יהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּ֖הּ יֶ֣רַח יָמִ֑ים וְאַ֨חַר כֵּ֜ן תָּב֤וֹא אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ וְהָיְתָ֥ה לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

  1. וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rah“and she will remove”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. שִׂמְלַ֨תsim.Lat“[the] clothing of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שִׂמְלָה · “mantle” · Strong's H8071
  4. שִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.Yah“captivity her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שְׁבִי · “captivity” · Strong's H7628A
  5. מֵעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.ha“from on <the> her”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.Vah“and she will dwell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  7. בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.kha“in house your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  8. וּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.Tah“and she will weep for”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּכָה · “to weep” · Strong's H1058
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.ha“father her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  11. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. אִמָּ֖הּ'i.Mah“mother her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  13. יֶ֣רַחYe.rach“a month of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יֶ֫רַח · “month” · Strong's H3391
  14. יָמִ֑יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  15. וְאַ֨חַרve.'A.char“and after”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  16. כֵּ֜ןken“thus”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  17. תָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'“you will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  18. אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.ha“into her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  19. וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּu.ve.'al.Tah“and you will be husband her”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּעַל · “husband” · Strong's H1167H
  20. וְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.Tah“and she will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  21. לְךָ֖le.Kha“of you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  22. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.Shah“<into> a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)