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 24:3 in other translations
| BSB | and 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, |
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| WEB | If the latter husband hates her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife; |
| ASV | And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife; |
| YLT | and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given it into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife: |
| DARBY | And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die who took her as his wife; |
| BBE | And if the second husband has no love for her and, giving her a statement in writing, sends her away; or if death comes to the second husband to whom she was married; |
| Webster | And if the latter husband shall hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband shall die, who took her to be his wife; |
What does Deuteronomy 24:3 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 24:3 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 24:4
Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 24:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si la aborreciere aqueste último, y le escribiere carta de repudio, y se la entregare en su mano, y la despidiere de su casa; ó si muriere el postrer hombre que la tomó para sí por mujer, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si le dernier mari la hait, et qu’il lui écrive une lettre de divorce et la lui mette dans la main, et la renvoie de sa maison, ou si le dernier mari qui l’avait prise pour sa femme vient à mourir: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und der andere Mann haßt sie, und schreibt ihr einen Scheidebrief und gibt ihn in ihre Hand und entläßt sie aus seinem Hause; oder wenn der andere Mann stirbt, der sie sich zum Weibe genommen hat: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et ille quoque oderit eam, dederitque ei libellum repudii, et dimiserit de domo sua, vel certe mortuus fuerit: |