Deuteronomy 24:3

What does Deuteronomy 24:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 24:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And if the second husband has no love for her and, giving her a statement in writing, sends her away; or if death comes to the second husband to whom she was married;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given <FI>it<Fi> into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife:

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he also hateth her, and hath given her a bill of divorce, and hath sent her out of his house or is dead:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die who took her as his wife;

Context

v.2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.

v.3This passage

v.4her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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