Deuteronomy 24 · Verse 3

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, King James Version

Deuteronomy 24:3 in other translations

BSBand 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,
WEBIf 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;
ASVAnd 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;
YLTand 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:
DARBYAnd 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;
BBEAnd 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;
WebsterAnd 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 And write her a bill of divorcement - These bills, though varying in expression, are the same in substance among the Jews in all places. The following, collected from Maimonides and others, is a general form, and contains all the particulars of such instruments. The reader who is curious may find a full account of divorces in the Biblioth. Rab. of Bartolocci, and the following form in that work, vol. iv., p. 550. "In - day of the week, or day - of the month A., in - year from the creation of the world, or from the supputation (of Alexander) after the account that we are accustomed to count by, here, in the place B., I, C., the son of D., of the place B., (or if there be any other name which I have, or my father hath had, or which my place or my father's place hath had), have voluntarily, and with the willingness of my soul, without constraint, dismissed, and left, and put away thee, even thee, E., the daughter of F., of the city G., (or if thou have any other name or surname, thou or thy father, or thy place or thy father's place), who hast been my wife heretofore; but now I dismiss thee, and leave thee, and put thee away, that thou mayest be free, and have power over thy own life, to go away to be married to any man whom thou wilt; and that no man be refused of thine hand, for my name, from this day and for ever. And thus thou art lawful for any man; and this is unto thee, from me, a writing of divorcement, and book (instrument) of dismission, and an epistle of putting away; according to the Law of Moses and Israel. A., son of B., witness.C., son of D., witness."

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…

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Deuteronomy 24:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮u.se.ne.'Ahand he will hate herH8130
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
הָאַחֲרוֹן֒ha.'a.cha.rOn<the> latterH314
וְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavand he will writeH3789
לָ֜הּlahfor <the> her
סֵ֤פֶרSe.fera document ofH5612
כְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.TutdivorceH3748
וְנָתַ֣ןve.na.Tanand he will give [it]H5414
בְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.Dahin hand herH3027
וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.Chahand he will send away herH7971
מִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.Tofrom house hisH1004
א֣וֹ'oorH176
כִ֤יkhiifH3588
יָמוּת֙ya.Muthe will dieH4191
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
הָאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.Ron<the> latterH314
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
לְקָחָ֥הּle.ka.Chahhe has taken herH3947
ל֖וֹlofor <the> himself
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wifeH802

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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.

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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,
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: