Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:1–4

1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce,a hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

2If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, 4then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Footnotes

  • a 24:1 Cited in Matthew 5:31|MAT 5:31; see also Mark 10:4.

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Deuteronomy 24:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a manאִ֛ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
marriesוּבְעָלָ֑הּū·ḇə·‘ā·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1166 marry, rule over
a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
butאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
she becomes displeasingלֹ֧אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to him becauseכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he findsמָ֤צָאmā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
someדָּבָ֔רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
indecencyעֶרְוַ֣ת‘er·waṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6172 nakedness, pudenda
in herבָהּ֙ḇāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
he may writeוְכָ֨תַבwə·ḵā·ṯaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3789 write
herלָ֜הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH3027 hand
a certificateסֵ֤פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular construct
of divorceכְּרִיתֻת֙kə·rî·ṯuṯNoun - feminine singular
hand it toוְנָתַ֣ןwə·nā·ṯanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
herבְּיָדָ֔הּbə·yā·ḏāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular
and send her awayוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּwə·šil·lə·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7971 send
from his houseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mib·bê·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house

Deuteronomy 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifוְיָצְאָ֖הwə·yā·ṣə·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH3318 go or come out
after leavingוְיָצְאָ֖הwə·yā·ṣə·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH3318 go or come out
his houseמִבֵּית֑וֹmib·bê·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
she goesוְהָלְכָ֖הwə·hā·lə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and becomesוְהָיְתָ֥הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
anotherאַחֵֽר׃’a·ḥêrAdjective - masculine singularH312 another
man’s wifeלְאִישׁ־lə·’îš-Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH376 man

Deuteronomy 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and the secondהָאַחֲרוֹן֒hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH314 coming after
manהָאִ֣ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
hates herוּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮ū·śə·nê·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH8130 hate
writesוְכָ֨תַבwə·ḵā·ṯaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3789 write
herלָ֜הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH3027 hand
a certificateסֵ֤פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular construct
of divorceכְּרִיתֻת֙kə·rî·ṯuṯNoun - feminine singular
hands it toוְנָתַ֣ןwə·nā·ṯanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
herבְּיָדָ֔הּbə·yā·ḏāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular
and sends her awayוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּwə·šil·lə·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7971 send
from his houseמִבֵּית֑וֹmib·bê·ṯōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
orא֣וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
ifכִ֤יḵîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he diesיָמוּת֙yā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Deuteronomy 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
then the husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּba‘·lāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1167 owner, lord
whoאֲשֶֽׁר־’ă·še·rō·ši-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
divorced herשִׁ֠לְּחָהּšil·lə·ḥāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7971 send
firstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןhā·ri·šō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH7223 former, first, chief
mayיוּכַ֣לyū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
remarryלְקַחְתָּ֜הּlə·qaḥ·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3947 take
herלְאִשָּׁ֗הlə·’iš·šāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
afterאַחֲרֵי֙’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
she has been defiledהֻטַּמָּ֔אָהhuṭ·ṭam·mā·’āhVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2930 be or become unclean
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thatהִ֖ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
an abominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH8441 abomination
toלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
You must notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
bring sinתַחֲטִיא֙ṯa·ḥă·ṭîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2398 miss
upon the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
thatאֲשֶׁר֙’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
is givingנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃סna·ḥă·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5159 possession, property, inheritance

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Deuteronomy 24:1 Matthew 19:7–9 · Deuteronomy 22:13 · Mark 10:4–12 · Isaiah 50:1 · Deuteronomy 22:29 · Jeremiah 3:8 · Deuteronomy 22:19 · Exodus 21:10 · Deuteronomy 24:3

Deuteronomy 24:4 Jeremiah 3:1

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