Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:1
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.
Footnotes
- a 24:1 Cited in Matthew 5:31|MAT 5:31; see also Mark 10:4.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.