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Deuteronomy 21:12
then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
from Marrying a Captive Woman, Deuteronomy 21:10-14
What it says

He must bring her into his house, where she is to shave her head and trim her nails.

What it is doing

It begins the required transition before marriage.

In context

10When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive, 11if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, 12then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, 13and put aside the clothing of her captivity. 14After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.