Thematic Bible

Deuteronomy 24:1

When a man hath taken a wife and married her, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath spied some uncleanness in her: Then let him write her a bill of divorcement and put it in her hand and send her out of his house.

Deuteronomy 24:2

If, when she is departed out of his house, she go and be another man's wife,

Deuteronomy 24:3

and the second husband hate her and write her a letter of divorcement and put it in her hand and send her out of his house, or if the second man die which took her to wife;

Deuteronomy 24:4

her first man which sent her away may not take her again to be his wife, inasmuch as she is defiled. For that is abomination in the sight of the LORD: that thou defile not the land with sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit.

Deuteronomy 24:5

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go a warfare neither shall be charged with any business: but shall be free at home one year and rejoice with his wife which he hath taken.

Deuteronomy 24:6

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge, for then he taketh a man's life to pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:7

If any man be found stealing any of his brethren the children of Israel, and maketh chevisance of him or selleth him, the thief shall die. And thou shalt put evil away from thee.

Deuteronomy 24:8

Take heed to thyself as concerning the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently to do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach thee, as I commanded them so ye shall observe to do.

Deuteronomy 24:9

Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:10

If thou lend thy brother any manner succour, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch a pledge:

Deuteronomy 24:11

but shalt stand without and the man to whom thou lendest, shall bring thee the pledge out at the door.

Deuteronomy 24:12

Furthermore, if it be a poor body, go not to sleep with his pledge:

Deuteronomy 24:13

but deliver him the pledge again by that the sun go down, and let him sleep in his own raiment and bless thee. And it shall be righteousness unto thee, before the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shalt not defraud a hired servant that is needy and poor, whether he be of thy brethren or a stranger that is in thy land within thy cities.

Deuteronomy 24:15

Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee.

Deuteronomy 24:16

The fathers shall not die for the children nor the children for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Hinder not the right of the stranger nor of the fatherless, nor take widow's raiment to pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:18

But remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt, and how the LORD thy God delivered thee thence. Wherefore I command thee to do this thing.

Deuteronomy 24:19

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in the field and hast forgotten a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again and fetch it: But it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand.

Deuteronomy 24:20

When thou beatest down thine olive trees thou shalt not make clean riddance after thee: but it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow.

Deuteronomy 24:21

And when thou gatherest thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather clean after thee: but it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow.

Deuteronomy 24:22

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt: wherefore I command thee to do this thing.