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Deuteronomy 24

1When a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376hath takenיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,and marriedוּבְעָלָ֑הּu.ve.'a.LahH1166her, and it come to pass that she findתִמְצָא־tim.tza'-H4672no favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580in his eyesבְּעֵינָ֗יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,because he hath foundמָ֤צָאMa.tza'H4672someדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697uncleannessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172in her: then let him writeוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789her a billסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorcementכְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.TutH3748,and giveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itin her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and sendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971her out of his houseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

2And when she is departed outוְיָצְאָ֖הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318of his houseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004,she may goוְהָלְכָ֖הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and be anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376wife.

3And ifthe latterהָאַחֲרוֹן֒ha.'a.cha.rOnH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376hateוּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮u.se.ne.'AhH8130her, and writeוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789her a billסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorcementכְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.TutH3748,and givethוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itin her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and sendethוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971her out of his houseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004;or if the latterהָאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,which tookלְקָחָ֥הּle.ka.ChahH3947her to behis wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

4Her formerהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּba'.LahH1167,which sent her awayשִׁ֠לְּחָהּShi.le.chahH7971,mayיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201not takeלְקַחְתָּ֜הּle.kach.TahH3947her againלָשׁ֨וּבla.ShuvH7725to be his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310that she is defiledהֻטַּמָּ֔אָהhu.ta.Ma.'ahH2930; for that isabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and thou shalt not cause the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to sinתַחֲטִיא֙ta.cha.Ti'H2398,which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

5When a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hath takenיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,he shall not go outיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318to warבַּצָּבָ֔אba.tza.Va'H6635,neither shall he be chargedיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674with any businessדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: buthe shall be freeנָקִ֞יna.KiH5355at homeלְבֵיתוֹ֙le.vei.ToH1004oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141,and shall cheer upוְשִׂמַּ֖חve.si.MachH8055his wifeאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ'ish.ToH802which he hath takenלָקָֽח׃ סla.KachH3947.

6No man shall takeיַחֲבֹ֥לya.cha.VolH2254the netherרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347or the upper millstoneוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393to pledgeחֹבֵֽל׃ סcho.VelH2254:for he takethH2254a man’slifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315to pledgeH2254.

7If a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376be foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672stealingגֹּנֵ֨בgo.NevH1589anyנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his brethrenמֵאֶחָיו֙me.'e.ChavH251of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and maketh merchandiseוְהִתְעַמֶּר־ve.hit.'a.mer-H6014of him, or sellethוּמְכָר֑וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him; then that thiefהַגַּנָּ֣בha.ga.NavH1590shall dieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191;and thou shalt putH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

8Take heedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104in the plagueבְּנֶֽגַע־be.ne.ga'-H5061of leprosyהַצָּרַ֛עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883,that thou observeלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104diligentlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966,and doוְלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881shall teachיוֹר֨וּyo.RuH3384you: as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֖םtzi.vi.TimH6680them, soye shall observeתִּשְׁמְר֥וּtish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213.

9Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142what the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213unto Miriamלְמִרְיָ֑םle.mir.YamH4813by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,after that ye were come forthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֥םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10When thou dost lendתַשֶּׁ֥הta.ShehH5383thy brotherבְרֵֽעֲךָve.Re.'a.khaH7453anyמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972thingמַשַּׁ֣אתma.ShatH4859,thou shalt not goתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004to fetchלַעֲבֹ֥טla.'a.VotH5670his pledgeעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃a.vo.ToH5667.

11Thou shalt standתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975abroadבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351,and the manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376to whom thou dost lendנֹשֶׁ֣הno.ShehH5383shall bring outיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318the pledgeהַעֲב֖וֹטha.'a.VotH5667abroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351unto thee.

12And if the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bepoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041,thou shalt not sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with his pledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13In any caseH7725thou shalt deliverH7725him the pledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667againH7725when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goeth downכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his own raimentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008,and blessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall be righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto thee beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shalt not oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231an hired servantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, whether he beof thy brethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251,or of thy strangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that arein thy landבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15At his dayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shalt giveתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414himhis hireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939,neither shall the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121go downתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935upon it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and settethנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375his heartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315upon it: lest he cryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121against thee unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and it be sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191for the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,neither shall the childrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for the fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:every manאִ֥יש'ishH376shall be put to deathיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shalt not pervertתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, norof the fatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490;nor takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254a widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimentבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899to pledgeH2254:

18But thou shalt rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence: therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou cuttest downתִקְצֹר֩tik.TzorH7114thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thy fieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704,and hast forgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,thou shalt not go againתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725to fetchלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it: it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490:that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thou beatestתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251thine olive treeזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132,thou shalt not go over the boughsתְפָאֵ֖רte.fa.'ErH6286againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thou gatherestתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754,thou shalt not gleanתְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.LelH5953itafterwardאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

22And thou shalt rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

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