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Deuteronomy 24

1When amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376hathtakenיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802, andmarriedוּבְעָלָ֑הּu.ve.'a.LahH1166her, and it shall come to pass that shefindethתִמְצָא־tim.tza'-H4672nofavourחֵ֣ןchenH2580in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֗יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, because he hathfoundמָ֤צָאMa.tza'H4672someדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697uncleannessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172in her: then let himwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789her abillסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofdivorcementכְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.TutH3748, andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it in herhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971her out of hishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

2And when she hathdepartedוְיָצְאָ֖הve.ya.tze.'AhH3318from hishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004, she maygoוְהָלְכָ֖הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and beanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312man’sלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376wife .

3And if thelatterהָאַחֲרוֹן֒ha.'a.cha.rOnH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shallhateוּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮u.se.ne.'AhH8130her, andwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789her abillסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofdivorcementכְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.TutH3748, andgiveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it in herhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andsendוְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.ChahH7971her out of hishouseמִבֵּית֑וֹmi.bei.ToH1004; or if thelatterהָאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shalldieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191, whotookלְקָחָ֥הּle.ka.ChahH3947her to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

4Herformerהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּba'.LahH1167, who sent herawayשִׁ֠לְּחָהּShi.le.chahH7971,mayיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201nottakeלְקַחְתָּ֜הּle.kach.TahH3947heragainלָשׁ֨וּבla.ShuvH7725to be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310that she isdefiledהֻטַּמָּ֔אָהhu.ta.Ma.'ahH2930; for that isabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thou shalt not cause thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tosinתַחֲטִיא֙ta.cha.Ti'H2398, which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

5When amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376hathnewlyחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319takenיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, he shall not gooutיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318towarבַּצָּבָ֔אba.tza.Va'H6635, neither shall he bechargedיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674with anybusinessדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: but he shall befreeנָקִ֞יna.KiH5355athomeלְבֵיתוֹ֙le.vei.ToH1004oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141, and shallcheerוְשִׂמַּ֖חve.si.MachH8055hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ'ish.ToH802whom he hathtakenלָקָֽח׃ סla.KachH3947.

6No man shalltakeיַחֲבֹ֥לya.cha.VolH2254thelowerרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347or the uppermillstoneוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393for apledgeחֹבֵֽל׃ סcho.VelH2254: for hetakethH2254a man’slifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for apledgeH2254.

7If amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672stealingגֹּנֵ֨בgo.NevH1589fromanyנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָיו֙me.'e.ChavH251of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and shall makemerchandiseוְהִתְעַמֶּר־ve.hit.'a.mer-H6014of him, orsellוּמְכָר֑וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376him; then thatthiefהַגַּנָּ֣בha.ga.NavH1590shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191; and thou shaltremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

8Takeheedהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104in theplagueבְּנֶֽגַע־be.ne.ga'-H5061ofleprosyהַצָּרַ֛עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883, that thouobserveלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104diligentlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966, anddoוְלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881shallteachיוֹר֨וּyo.RuH3384you: as Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖םtzi.vi.TimH6680them, so ye shallobserveתִּשְׁמְר֥וּtish.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ סla.'a.SotH6213.

9Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142what theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213toMiriamלְמִרְיָ֑םle.mir.YamH4813by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, after that ye had comeforthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֥םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10When thou dostlendתַשֶּׁ֥הta.ShehH5383thybrotherבְרֵֽעֲךָve.Re.'a.khaH7453anyמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972thingמַשַּׁ֣אתma.ShatH4859, thou shalt notgoתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935into hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004totakeלַעֲבֹ֥טla.'a.VotH5670hispledgeעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃a.vo.ToH5667.

11Thou shaltstandתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975outsideבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351, and themanוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376to whom thou dostlendנֹשֶׁ֣הno.ShehH5383shall bringoutיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318thepledgeהַעֲב֖וֹטha.'a.VotH5667outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351to thee.

12And if themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ispoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041, thou shalt notsleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with hispledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13In anycaseH7725thou shaltdeliverH7725to him thepledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667againH7725when thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goethdownכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935, that he maysleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his ownraimentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008, andblessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall berighteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666to theebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shalt notoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231an hiredservantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, whether he is of thybrethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251, or of thystrangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that are in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15At hisdayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414him hishireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939, neither shall thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121godownתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935upon it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041, andsettethנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375hisheartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315upon it: lest he shouldcryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121against thee to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and it besinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399to thee.

16Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall not be put todeathיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191for thechildrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121, neither shall thechildrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121be put todeathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for thefathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1: everymanאִ֥יש'ishH376shall be put todeathיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191for his ownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shalt notpervertתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, nor of thefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490; nortakeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254awidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimentבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899for apledgeH2254:

18But thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast aslaveעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee from there: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou cuttestdownתִקְצֹר֩tik.TzorH7114thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thyfieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704, and hastforgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911asheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, thou shalt not goagainתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725tofetchלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it: 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 in all theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thoubeatestתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251thy olivetreeזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132, thou shalt not go over theboughsתְפָאֵ֖רte.fa.'ErH6286againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thougatherestתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, thou shalt notgleanתְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.LelH5953itafterwardאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310: 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 aslaveעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

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