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Deuteronomy 21:13 Cross-References
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“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.”
Deuteronomy 21:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:13
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her (וְהֵסִירָה אֶת־שִׂמְלַת שִׁבְיָהּ)—Removing the simlat shivyah (garment of captivity) symbolizes leaving her former life behind. This echoes Paul's language of putting off the old self and putting on the new (Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:9-10).And shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month (וְיָשְׁבָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבָכְתָה אֶת־אָבִיהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּהּ יֶרַח יָמִים)—The verb bakah (bewail/weep) with a month's duration honors her grief. Her parents may be dead or lost forever—she needs time to mourn b...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 21:13
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