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Deuteronomy 24:1-4

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.

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