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To trim or shave off. The paring of nails served as a sign of mourning for lost parents (Deuteronomy 21:12 KJV, REB, NRSV). An Israelite desiring to marry a female prisoner of war was required to allow her to cut her hair and pare her nails first. These actions perhaps symbolized purification on entering the covenant community.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pare'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/pare.html. 1991.

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