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Deuteronomy 21:11–12

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And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
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From verse 11

  1. Genesis 12:14–15Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

    15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

  2. Genesis 29:18–20Rank 2 from verse 11
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    18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

    19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

    20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

  3. Genesis 34:3Rank 3 from verse 11
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    3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

  4. Genesis 34:8Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

  5. Genesis 6:2Rank 5 from verse 11
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    2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:6Rank 1 from verse 12
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    6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

  2. Ephesians 4:22Rank 2 from verse 12
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    22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

  3. Leviticus 14:9Rank 3 from verse 12
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    9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

  4. Numbers 6:9Rank 4 from verse 12
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    9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

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Deuteronomy 21:11

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 21:12

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shave

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1. To remove hair with a razor or other cutting instrument. 2. To cut or remove closely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pare

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To trim or cut off the superficial part, extremity, or excess of a thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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10¶ When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

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12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

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13And 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.

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