Deuteronomy 24:1
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.
Note Cited in Matthew 5:31; see also Mark 10:4.
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour 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.
Note some…: Heb. matter of nakedness
Note divorcement: Heb. cutting off
When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a certificate of divorce, put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- hath taken
- Deuteronomy 21:15; Deuteronomy 22:13; Exodus 21:10
- uncleanness
- Heb. matter of nakedness. then let him.
- Deuteronomy 24:3; Jeremiah 3:8; Matthew 5:31, 32; Matthew 19:7–9; Mark 10:4–12
- divorcement
- Heb. cutting off.
- Isaiah 50:1
- send her
- Deuteronomy 22:19, 29; Malachi 2:16; Matthew 1:19; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:11, 12