Deuteronomy 21:13
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her,.... Her beautiful garments, and gay apparel, in which she…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Bewail her father and her mother a full month - This is prescribed from motives of humanity, that the woman might have…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 21:10-14
By this law a soldier is allowed to marry his captive if he pleased. For the hardness of their hearts Moses gave them…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a full month Lit. a month of days, a usual period of mourning, Deu 34:8; Num 20:29, etc., cp. Gen 50:3. Contrast…