Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:4
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.
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| 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 |
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