Deuteronomy 24:1-5
American Standard Version
24 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife; 4 her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
5 When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
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Deuteronomy 24:1-5
Lexham English Bible
24 “When[a] a man takes a wife and he marries her and then[b] she does not please him,[c] because he found something objectionable[d] and writes her a letter of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house, 2 and she goes from his house, and she goes out and becomes a wife for another man,[e] 3 and then the second man dislikes her and he writes her a letter of divorce and places it into her hand and sends her from his house, or if the second man dies who took her to himself[f] as a wife, 4 her first husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again[g] to become a wife to him after she has been defiled,[h] for that is a detestable thing before[i] Yahweh, and so you shall not mislead into sin the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.
5 “When[j] a man takes a new wife he shall not go out with the army, and he shall not be obligated with anything;[k] he shall be free from obligation, to stay at home[l] for one year, and he shall bring joy to his wife that he took.
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- Deuteronomy 24:1 Or “If”
- Deuteronomy 24:1 Literally “and it will happen”
- Deuteronomy 24:1 Literally “if not she finds favor in his eyes”
- Deuteronomy 24:1 Literally “shameful/repulsive thing”
- Deuteronomy 24:2 Literally “for a man other”
- Deuteronomy 24:3 Literally “to for him”
- Deuteronomy 24:4 Literally “to return to take her”
- Deuteronomy 24:4 Literally “become unclean”
- Deuteronomy 24:4 Literally “to the face of”
- Deuteronomy 24:5 Or “If”
- Deuteronomy 24:5 Literally “he shall not come across come over upon him to anything”
- Deuteronomy 24:5 Literally “for his house”
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