Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 24

1When amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376taketh awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, and marriethherH7971, then it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518sheכִּֽי־ki-H3588findתִמְצָא־tim.tza'-H4672noלֹ֧אlo'H3808favour in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֗יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he hathfoundמָ֤צָאMa.tza'H4672someH376unseemlythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697inherH7971, that he shallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789herH7971a bill of divorcement, andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it inherH7971handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971herH7971outH7971of hishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

2And whensheH1980isdepartedH1980outוְיָצְאָ֖הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318of hishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004,sheH1980maygoוְהָלְכָ֖הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and beanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376wife.

3AndifH3588thelatterהָאַחֲרוֹן֒ha.'a.cha.rOnH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376hateוּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮u.se.ne.'AhH8130herH7971, andwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789herH7971a bill of divorcement, andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it inherH7971handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971herH7971outH7971of hishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004; orifH3588thelatterהָאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834tookלְקָחָ֥הּle.ka.ChahH3947herH7971to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

4herH7971formerהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּba'.LahH1167,whichH834sentH7971herH7971awayשִׁ֠לְּחָהּShi.le.chahH7971, maynotלֹא־lo'-H3808takeלְקַחְתָּ֜הּle.kach.TahH3947herH7971againלָשׁ֨וּבla.ShuvH7725to be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thatsheהִ֖ואhi'H1931isdefiledהֻטַּמָּ֔אָהhu.ta.Ma.'ahH2930; for that isabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808causeנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tosinתַחֲטִיא֙ta.cha.Ti'H2398,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

5When amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376taketh anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, he shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808goיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318outH3318in thehostבַּצָּבָ֔אba.tza.Va'H6635,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall he be charged withanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605businessדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: he shall befreeנָקִ֞יna.KiH5355athomeלְבֵיתוֹ֙le.vei.ToH1004oneyearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141, and shall cheer hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ'ish.ToH802whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hathtakenH3947.

6Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manH5315shalltakeH2254the mill or theupperוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393millstoneH7393to pledge: for he taketh aman’sH5315lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315to pledge.

7Ifכִּי־ki-H3588amanH376befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672stealingגֹּנֵ֨בgo.NevH1589anyH376of hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָיו֙me.'e.ChavH251of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he deal with him as aslaveנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, orsellוּמְכָר֑וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him; then thatthiefהַגַּנָּ֣בha.ga.NavH1590shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191:soH4191shalt thouputH4191awayH1589theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

8TakeH8104heedH8104in theplagueבְּנֶֽגַע־be.ne.ga'-H5061ofleprosyהַצָּרַ֛עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883, that thouobserveH8104diligentlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966, anddoH6213according toallכְּכֹל֩ke.KholH3605that thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881shallteachיוֹר֨וּyo.RuH3384youH834: as Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖םtzi.vi.TimH6680them,soH6213ye shallobserveH8104todoH6213.

9Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213untoMiriamלְמִרְיָ֑םle.mir.YamH4813, by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as yecameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10When thou dostlendלַעֲבֹ֥טla.'a.VotH5670thy neighbouranyמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972manner ofloanמַשַּׁ֣אתma.ShatH4859, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004to fetch hispledgeעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃a.vo.ToH5667.

11Thou shaltstandתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975without, and themanוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376towhomH834thou dostlendH834shallbringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thepledgeהַעֲב֖וֹטha.'a.VotH5667without unto thee.

12Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be apoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with hispledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13thou shaltsurelyהָשֵׁב֩ha.ShevH7725restoreתָּשִׁ֨יבta.ShivH7725to him thepledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667when thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goethdownוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901, that he maysleepH7901in hisgarmentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008, andblessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall berighteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto theebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231anhiredH7916servantH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,whetherא֧וֹ'oH176he be of thybrethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251, or of thystrangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that are in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15in hisdayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shaltgiveH5414him hishireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939,neitherH3808shall thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935downH5414uponH5921it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041, and setteth hisheartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315uponH5921it: lest hecryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121againstH5921thee unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and it besinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beputיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for thechildrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall thechildrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121beputיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191for thefathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:everyH376manH376shall beputH4191todeathH4191for hisownH376sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shaltnotH3808wrest thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,norH3808of thefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490;norH3808takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raiment to pledge:

18but thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a bondman inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou reapest thineharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thyfieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704, and hastforgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911asheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, thou shaltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808goH7725againH7725to fetch it: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490: that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thinehandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thou beatest thineoliveזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132treeH2132, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goיִהְיֶֽה׃ סyih.YehH1961over the boughsagainאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thou gatherest the grapes of thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808glean itafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

22And thou shaltrememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast a bondman in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

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