Verse | Translation | Text |
De 21:13 | Strong Concordance | And she shall put [05493] the raiment [08071] of her captivity [07628] from off her, and shall remain [03427] in thine house [01004], and bewail [01058] her father [01] and her mother [0517] a full [03117] month [03391]: and after [0310] that thou shalt go [0935] in unto her, and be her husband [01166], and she shall be thy wife [0802]. |
King James | 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. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Bewail her father and her mother a full month - This is prescribed from motives of humanity, that the woman might have time and leisure to detach her affections from their natural ties, and prepare her mind for new ones. |