Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:1–5

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.

⁵If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

Footnotes

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

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Deuteronomy 24:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
marries	וּבְעָלָ֑הּ	ū·ḇə·‘ā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1166 marry, rule over
a woman	אִשָּׁ֖ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
but	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
she becomes displeasing	לֹ֧א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to him because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he finds	מָ֤צָא	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
some	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
indecency	עֶרְוַ֣ת	‘er·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
in her	בָהּ֙	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
he may write	וְכָ֨תַב	wə·ḵā·ṯaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
her	לָ֜הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
a certificate	סֵ֤פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct
of divorce	כְּרִיתֻת֙	kə·rî·ṯuṯ	Noun - feminine singular
hand it to	וְנָתַ֣ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
her	בְּיָדָ֔הּ	bə·yā·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular
and send her away	וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ	wə·šil·lə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7971 send
from his house	מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃	mib·bê·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

Deuteronomy 24:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְיָצְאָ֖ה	wə·yā·ṣə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
after leaving	וְיָצְאָ֖ה	wə·yā·ṣə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
his house	מִבֵּית֑וֹ	mib·bê·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
she goes	וְהָלְכָ֖ה	wə·hā·lə·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and becomes	וְהָיְתָ֥ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
another	אַחֵֽר׃	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
man’s wife	לְאִישׁ־	lə·’îš-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

Deuteronomy 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and the second	הָאַחֲרוֹן֒	hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H314 coming after
man	הָאִ֣ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
hates her	וּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮	ū·śə·nê·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8130 hate
writes	וְכָ֨תַב	wə·ḵā·ṯaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
her	לָ֜הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand
a certificate	סֵ֤פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct
of divorce	כְּרִיתֻת֙	kə·rî·ṯuṯ	Noun - feminine singular
hands it to	וְנָתַ֣ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
her	בְּיָדָ֔הּ	bə·yā·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular
and sends her away	וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ	wə·šil·lə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7971 send
from his house	מִבֵּית֑וֹ	mib·bê·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
if	כִ֤י	ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he dies	יָמוּת֙	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Deuteronomy 24:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then the husband	בַּעְלָ֣הּ	ba‘·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord
who	אֲשֶֽׁר־	’ă·še·rō·ši-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
divorced her	שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ	šil·lə·ḥāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7971 send
first	הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
may	יוּכַ֣ל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remarry	לְקַחְתָּ֜הּ	lə·qaḥ·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
her	לְאִשָּׁ֗ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
after	אַחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
she has been defiled	הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה	huṭ·ṭam·mā·’āh	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
that	הִ֖וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
an abomination	תוֹעֵבָ֥ה	ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8441 abomination
to	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You must not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bring sin	תַחֲטִיא֙	ṯa·ḥă·ṭî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2398 miss
upon the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
is giving	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
an inheritance	נַחֲלָֽה׃ס	na·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

Deuteronomy 24:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is newly	חֲדָשָׁ֔ה	ḥă·ḏā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2319 new
married	יִקַּ֥ח	yiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
he must not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be sent	יֵצֵא֙	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to war	בַּצָּבָ֔א	baṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
or	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be pressed into	יַעֲבֹ֥ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
any	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
duty	דָּבָ֑ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
For one	אֶחָ֔ת	’e·ḥāṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
year	שָׁנָ֣ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he is	יִהְיֶ֤ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
free	נָקִ֞י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
to stay at home	לְבֵיתוֹ֙	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and bring joy	וְשִׂמַּ֖ח	wə·śim·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
to the wife	אִשְׁתּ֥וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
he has married	לָקָֽח׃ס	lā·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take

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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

Deuteronomy 24:5 Deuteronomy 20:7 · Proverbs 5:18 · Genesis 2:24 · Titus 2:4–5 · Mark 10:6–9 · Matthew 19:4–6 · Ecclesiastes 9:9 · Ephesians 5:28–29 · 1 Corinthians 7:29 · 1 Corinthians 7:10–15

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