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Deuteronomy 24:5

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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;

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.

When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

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BSB
If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
KJV
When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
WEB
When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.
ASV
When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
DARBY
When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall any kind of business be imposed upon him; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall gladden his wife whom he hath taken.
BLB
When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with anything. He shall be free at home one year, and bring joy to his wife whom he has taken.
ÅB
Når en mann nylig har tatt seg en hustru, da skal han ikke dra ut i strid, heller ikke skal det legges noen annen byrde på ham; han skal være fri et år til beste for sitt hus og til glede for hustruen som han har ektet.
OTB
Når en mann tar en ny kone, skal han ikke gå ut med hæren eller bli tildelt noen plikt. Han skal være fri til å bli hjemme i ett år og bringe lykke til den kvinnen han har giftet seg med.
B1930
Når en mann nylig har tatt sig en hustru, da skal han ikke dra ut i strid, heller ikke skal det legges nogen annen byrde på ham; han skal være fri et år til beste for sitt hus og til glede for hustruen som han har ektet.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 5:18

    Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:7

    And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

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  • Genesis 2:24

    Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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  • Titus 2:4–5

    That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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  • Mark 10:6–9

    But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

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  • Matthew 19:4–6

    And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:9

    Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

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  • Ephesians 5:28–29

    So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

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