Deuteronomy 24:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Hath taken

Deuteronomy 21:15

Deuteronomy 22:13

Exodus 21:10

Then let him

Mark 10:4

Divorcement

Isaiah 50:1

Send her

1 Corinthians 7:11

General references

Mark 10:4

Bible References

Hath taken

When a man shall have two wives - the one beloved and, the other hated, and they have borne him sons, both she that is beloved, and she that is hated, - and it shall be that the firstborn son belongeth to her that is hated,

When a man taketh a wife, - and goeth in unto her and hateth her;

If he take to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.

Then let him

But if the latter husband hate her, and write her a scroll of divorcement and put it into her hand, and send her away out of his house, - or, if the latter husband die, who had taken her to him to wife,

Though she saw that for all this, apostate Israel having committed adultery, I had sent her away, and had given a scroll of divorcement unto her, yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but, she also, went and committed unchastity.

It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;

They say unto him - Why then did, Moses, command, to give a writing of repudiation and to divorce?

And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.

Divorcement

Thus, saith Yahweh - Where then is the set, oil of your mothers divorce, whom I have put away? Or, which of my creditors, is it to whom I have sold you? Lo! for your iniquities, have ye been sold, And for your transgressions, hath your mother been put away.

Send her

and fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought an evil name upon a virgin of Israel, and she shall remain his wife, he may not put her away, all his days.

For he hateth divorce, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, him also who covereth with violence his own clothing, saith Yahweh of hosts, - therefore should ye take heed to your spirit, and not deal treacherously.

Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her, - intended, privately, to divorce her.

Every one divorcing his wife and marrying another, committeth adultery; and, he that marrieth a woman divorced from a husband, committeth adultery.

But, if she should even depart, let her remain unmarried, or, to her husband, be reconciled; and let not, a husband, leave, his wife.

General references

And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.