21:12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; {d} and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
(d) Signifying that her former life must be changed before she could be joined to the people of God.
21:12 She shall shave her head - In token of her renouncing her heathenish idolatry and superstition, and of her becoming a new woman, and embracing the true religion.
21:10-14 By this law a soldier was allowed to marry his captive, if he pleased. This might take place upon some occasions; but the law does not show any approval of it. It also intimates how binding the laws of justice and honour are in marriage; which is a sacred engagement.
