Deuteronomy 24:2
1 If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
3 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,
4 then 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
- KJV
- And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.
- 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].
- DARBY
- And she shall depart out of his house, and go away, and may become another man's wife.
- BLB
- and she has departed from his house and goes and becomes to another man,
- ÅB
- og hun, etter å ha flyttet fra ham, går bort og ekter en annen mann,
- OTB
- Hvis hun forlater hans hus og blir en annen manns kone,
- B1930
- og hun, efter å ha flyttet fra ham, går bort og ekter en annen mann,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Read in contextNumbers 30:9
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
Read in contextLeviticus 21:7
A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
Read in contextLeviticus 22:13
But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
Read in contextLeviticus 21:14
He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
Read in contextEzekiel 44:22
And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.
Read in contextMark 10:11
So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
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