▁if ▁they ▁rep ented , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁accepted . ▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁procedure ▁of ▁ ▁applied ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁capt ive ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁command ments , ▁for ▁if ▁she ▁accepted ▁the ▁command ments , ▁then ▁she ▁could ▁be ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁a ▁rit ual ▁bath ▁( , ▁m ik ve h ), ▁and ▁she ▁and ▁the ▁soldier ▁could ▁marry ▁immediately . ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁" and ▁she ▁shall ▁sh ave ▁her ▁head ▁and ▁do ▁her ▁n ails " ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁cut ▁her ▁n ails , ▁but ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁grow . ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁reason ed ▁that ▁ ▁specified ▁an ▁act ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁an ▁act ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁n ails , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁meant ▁removal , ▁so ▁should ▁the ▁latter . ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁reason ed ▁that ▁ ▁specified ▁dis figure ment ▁for ▁the ▁head , ▁so ▁it ▁must ▁mean ▁dis figure ment ▁for ▁the ▁n ails , ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁" bew ail ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁her ▁mother " ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁mean ▁her ▁actual ▁father ▁and ▁mother . ▁But ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁to ▁mean ▁id ol at ry , ▁cit ing ▁ ▁A ▁Bar ait a ▁taught ▁that ▁" a ▁full ▁month " ▁meant ▁ 3 0