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 hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;

'When a man taketh a wife, and hath gone in unto her, and hated her,

If another woman he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;

Then let him

and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given it into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife:

And I see when (for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery) I have sent her away, and I give the bill of her divorce unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister hath not feared, and goeth and committeth fornication -- she also.

'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

Divorcement

Thus said Jehovah: 'Where is this -- the bill of your mother's divorce, Whom I sent away? Or to which of My creditors have I sold you? Lo, for your iniquities ye have been sold, And for your transgressions Hath your mother been sent away.

Send her

and fined him a hundred silverlings, and given to the father of the damsel, because he hath brought out an evil name on a virgin of Israel, and she is to him for a wife, he is not able to send her away all his days.

For I hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He who hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

'Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

General references

and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'