Deuteronomy 24:2
And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.
Deuteronomy 24:2 in other translations
| BSB | If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, |
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| WEB | When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. |
| ASV | And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. |
| YLT | and she hath gone out of his house, and hath gone and been another man's, |
| DARBY | And she shall depart out of his house, and go away, and may become another man's wife. |
| BBE | And when she has gone away from him, she may become another man's wife. |
| Webster | And when she hath departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife. |
What does Deuteronomy 24:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 24:1-4
De 24:1-22. Of Divorces. 1-4. When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes--It appears that the practice of divorces was at this early period very prevalent amongst the Israelites, who had in all probability become familiar with it in Egypt [Lane]. The usage, being too deep-rooted to be soon or easily abolished, was tolerated by Moses (Mt 19:8). But it was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:1-4
Of new-married persons, Of man-stealers, Of pledges. (5-13) Of justice and generosity. (14-22) Verses 1-4 Where the providence of God, or his own wrong choice in marriage, has allotted to a Christian a trial instead of a help meet; he will from his heart prefer bearing the cross, to such relief as tends to sin, confusion, and misery. Divine grace will sanctify this cross, support under it, and teach so to behave, as…
Deuteronomy 24:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 24:2
- Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
- Numbers 30:9
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
- Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
- Leviticus 22:13
But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
- Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
- Ezekiel 44:22
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
- Mark 10:11
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 24:1
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
- Deuteronomy 24:2
And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.
- Deuteronomy 24:3
And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
Deuteronomy 24:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y salida de su casa, podrá ir y casarse con otro hombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle sortira de sa maison et s’en ira, et elle pourra être à un autre homme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sie geht aus seinem Hause und geht hin und wird das Weib eines anderen Mannes, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque egressa alterum maritum duxerit, |