Deuteronomy 21:13

Authorized King James Version

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.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩
H5493
And she shall put
to turn off (literally or figuratively)
#2
אֶת
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#3
שִׂמְלַ֨ת
H8071
the raiment
a dress, especially a mantle
#4
שִׁבְיָ֜הּ
H7628
of her captivity
exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
#5
מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#6
וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙
H3427
from off her and shall remain
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
#7
בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
H1004
in thine house
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
#8
וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה
H1058
and bewail
to weep; generally to bemoan
#9
אֶת
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#10
אָבִ֥יהָ
H1
her father
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
#11
וְאֶת
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#12
אִמָּ֖הּ
H517
and her mother
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
#13
יֶ֣רַח
H3391
month
a lunation, i.e., month
#14
יָמִ֑ים
H3117
a full
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
#15
וְאַ֨חַר
H310
and after
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
#16
כֵּ֜ן
H3651
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
#17
תָּב֤וֹא
H935
that thou shalt go
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
#18
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙
H413
near, with or among; often in general, to
#19
וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ
H1167
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
#20
וְהָֽיְתָ֥ה
H1961
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
#21
לְךָ֖
H0
#22
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
H802
and she shall be thy wife
a woman

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of Deuteronomy Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine revelation in this particular way.

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