Deuteronomy 24:1-5
English Standard Version
Laws Concerning Divorce
24 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and (A)he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, 2 and if she goes and becomes another man's wife, 3 and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife, 4 then (B)her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
Miscellaneous Laws
5 (C)“When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year (D)to be happy with his wife[a] whom he has taken.
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- Deuteronomy 24:5 Or to make happy his wife
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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