Revised Literal Translation

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.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and thou shalt not cause the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to sinתַחֲטִיא֙ta.cha.Ti'H2398,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.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.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.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