Deuteronomy 24

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 24 of 34

1 When a man has taken a wife and married her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found a thing of nakedness in her, and he writes her a bill of divorce and puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house;

2 and if she goes out from his house and goes and becomes another man's wife,

3 and the latter husband hates her, and writes her a bill of divorce, and puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house or if the latter husband who took her to be his wife dies;

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Chapter Summary

Of divorce. 5 A new married man goes not to war. 6, 10 Of pledges. 7 Of manstealers. 8 Of leprosy. 16 Of justice. 19 Of charity.

Key Hebrew Words

נַחֲלָֽה possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
בֶּ֖גֶד treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
אַחֵֽר another H312 · TWOT 68a
מַשַּׁ֣את loan H4859 · TWOT 1424b
מִצְרָ֑יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235

People & Context

Law of Divorce and Remarriage

A divorced woman who marries a second husband may never return to her first husband if the second husband divorces her or dies, for this is a disgusti…

Exemption for Newlyweds

A newly married man is exempt from military service and public duties for one year so he can stay home and bring happiness to his new wife.

Prohibition of Pledging Millstones

It is forbidden to take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, because it equates to taking a person's livelihood or life.

Timeline

Law of Divorce and Remarriage

A divorced woman who marries a second husband may never return to her first husband if the second husband divorces her or dies, for this is a disgusting thing before Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4
Exemption for Newlyweds

A newly married man is exempt from military service and public duties for one year so he can stay home and bring happiness to his new wife.

Deuteronomy 24:5
Prohibition of Pledging Millstones

It is forbidden to take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, because it equates to taking a person's livelihood or life.

Deuteronomy 24:6

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