Deuteronomy 24 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Law of Divorce

“When^H3588 a man^H376 takes^H3947 a wife^H802 and marries^H1166 her, and it happens^H1961, if she finds^H4672 no^H3808 favor^H2580 in his eyes^H5869 because^H3588 he has found^H4672 some^H1697 indecency^H6172 in her, that he writes^H3789 her a certificate^H5612 of divorce^H3748, puts^H5414 it in her hand^H3027, and [fn]sends^H7971 her away^H7971 from his house^H1004,

Deu 24:2

Deu 24:2and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s wife,

Deu 24:3

Deu 24:3and the latter husband [fn]turns against her, writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand, and [fn]sends her away from his house, or if the latter husband who took her to be his wife dies,

Deu 24:4

Deu 24:4then her former husband who [fn]sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, after [fn]she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

Deu 24:5

“When^H3588 a man^H376 takes^H3947 a new^H2319 wife^H802, he is not to go^H3318 out^H3318 with the army^H6635, nor^H3808 be assigned^H5674 any^H3605 duty^H1697; he shall be free^H5355 at home^H1004 for one^H259 year^H8141 and shall make^H8055 his wife^H802 whom^H834 he has taken^H3947 happy^H8055.

Various Laws

Deu 24:6

“No^H3808 one shall seize^H2254 a handmill^H7347 or an upper^H7393 millstone^H7393 as^H2254 a^H2254 pledge^H2254 for a loan, since^H3588 he would be seizing^H2254 the debtor’s [fn]means of life^H5315 as^H2254 a^H2254 pledge^H2254.

Deu 24:7

“If^H3588 someone^H376 is [fn]caught^H4672 kidnapping^H1589 any^H5315 of his countrymen^H251 of the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and he treats^H6014 him as^H6014 merchandise^H6014 and sells^H4376 him, then that thief^H1590 shall die^H4191; so you shall eliminate^H1197 the evil^H7451 from among^H7130 you.

Deu 24:8

“Be^H8104 careful^H8104 about an infestation^H5061 of leprosy^H6883, that you are^H8104 very^H3966 attentive^H8104 and act^H6213 in accordance with everything^H3605 that the Levitical^H3881 priests^H3548 teach^H3384 you; just^H834 as^H834 I have commanded^H6680 them, you shall be^H8104 careful^H8104 to act^H6213.

Deu 24:9

Deu 24:9“Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt.

Deu 24:10

“When^H3588 you make^H5383 your neighbor^H7453 a loan^H4859 of any^H3972 kind^H3972, you shall not enter^H935 his house^H1004 to take^H5670 his pledge^H5667.

Deu 24:11

Deu 24:11“You shall stand outside, and the person to whom you are making the loan shall bring the pledge outside to you.

Deu 24:12

Deu 24:12“And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

Deu 24:13

Deu 24:13“When the sun goes down you shall certainly return the pledge to him, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the LORD your God.

Deu 24:14

“You shall not exploit^H6231 a hired^H7916 worker^H7916 who is poor^H6041 and needy^H34, whether^H4480 he is one of your countrymen^H251 or^H176 one of your strangers^H1616 who^H834 are in your land^H776 in your [fn]towns^H8179.

Deu 24:15

Deu 24:15“You shall give him his wages on his day [fn]before the sun sets—for he is poor and sets his [fn]heart on it—so that he does not cry out against you to the LORD, and it becomes a sin in you.

Deu 24:16

“Fathers^H1 shall not be put^H4191 to^H4191 death^H4191 for their sons^H1121, nor^H3808 shall sons^H1121 be put^H4191 to^H4191 death^H4191 for their fathers^H1; everyone^H376 shall be put^H4191 to^H4191 death^H4191 for his own sin^H2399 alone.

Deu 24:17

“You shall not pervert^H5186 the justice^H4941 [fn]due a stranger^H1616 or [fn]an orphan^H3490, nor^H3808 seize^H2254 a widow’s^H490 garment^H899 as^H2254 a^H2254 [fn]pledge^H2254.

Deu 24:18

Deu 24:18“But you are to remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

Deu 24:19

“When^H3588 you reap^H7114 your harvest^H7105 in your field^H7704 and forget^H7911 a sheaf^H6016 in the field^H7704, you are not to go^H7725 back^H7725 to get^H3947 it; it shall belong^H1961 to the stranger^H1616, the [fn]orphan^H3490, and to the widow^H490, in^H4616 order^H4616 that^H4616 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 may bless^H1288 you in all^H3605 the work^H4639 of your hands^H3027.

Deu 24:20

Deu 24:20“When you beat the olives off your olive tree, you are not to search through the branches [fn]again; that shall be left for the stranger, the [fn]orphan, and for the widow.

Deu 24:21

“When^H3588 you gather^H1219 the grapes of your vineyard^H3754, you are not to [fn]go^H5953 over^H5953 it again^H310; that shall be left for the stranger^H1616, the [fn]orphan^H3490, and the widow^H490.

Deu 24:22

Deu 24:22“And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

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NASB20 Footnotes

Or dismisses her

Lit hates her

Or dismisses her

Or dismissed her

I.e., in relationship to him

Lit soul

Lit found stealing

Lit gates

Lit that the sun shall not go down on it

Lit soul

Lit of

Or the fatherless

I.e., for a loan

Or fatherless

Lit after yourself

Or fatherless

Lit glean it after yourself

(24:21)

Or fatherless

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