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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
former	הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן ha.ri.Shon	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
husband	בַּעְלָ֣הּ ba'.Lah	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
away	שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ Shi.le.chah	H7971	to send away · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
may	יוּכַ֣ל yu.Khal	H3201	to be able · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
take	לְקַחְתָּ֜הּ le.kach.Tah	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
again	לָשׁ֨וּב la.Shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
wife	לְאִשָּׁ֗ה le.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
after	אַחֲרֵי֙ 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
defiled	הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה hu.ta.Ma.'ah	H2930	to be foul · verb, perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
abomination	תוֹעֵבָ֥ה to.'e.Vah	H8441	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sin	תַחֲטִיא֙ ta.cha.Ti'	H2398	properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
giveth	נֹתֵ֥ן no.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
inheritance	נַחֲלָֽה na.cha.Lah	H5159	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 3:1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be…
Leviticus 18:24-28 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
Joshua 22:17-18 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

This is that permission which the Pharisees erroneously referred to as a precept, Mat 19:7, Moses commanded to give a writing of divorcement. It was not so; our Saviour told them that he only suffered it because of the hardness of their hearts, lest, if they had not had liberty to divorce their wives, they should have ruled them with rigour, and it may be, have been the death of them. It is probable that divorces were in use before (they are taken for granted, Lev 21:14), and Moses thought it needful here to give some rules concerning them. 1. That a man might not divorce his wife unless he found some uncleanness in her, Deu 24:1. It was not sufficient to say that he did not like her, or tha…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 24:4

Her former husband which sent her away may not take her again to be his wife,.... Though ever so desirous of it, and having heartily repented that he had put her away: this is the punishment of his fickleness and inconstancy, and was ordered to make men cautious how they put away their wives; since when they had so done, and they had been married to another, they could not enjoy them again even on the death of the second husband; yea, though she was only espoused to him, and he had never lain with her, as Ben Melech observes, it was forbidden the former husband to marry her; though if she had only played the whore, according to the same writer, and others (a), she might return to him: after…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 1. When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor 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. 1. Si acceperit quis uxorem, et coierit cum ea, non autem invenerit gratiam in oculis ejus, eo quod invenerit in ea maculam aliquam, et seripserit ei libellum repudii, ac tradiderit in manum ejus, et emiserit e domo sua: 2. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife 2. Illa vero egressa e domo ejus, abierit, et nupserit alteri viro: 3. And if the latter husband hate her, and write…

Dictionary and topics

Divorce — The dissolution of the marriage tie was regulated by the Mosaic law (Deut. 24:1-4). The Jews, after the Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had married contrary to the law…
Abomination · .Uncleanness — .Uncleanness
Divorce · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 24:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

John Gill on Deuteronomy 24:4

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

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Deuteronomy 24:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

John Gill on Deuteronomy 24:4

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 24:1-4

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 24:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 24:4

Rashi on Deuteronomy 24:4