Deuteronomy 24:5
What does Deuteronomy 24:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 24:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
KJV
King James Version · 1611When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A newly married man will not have to go out with the army or undertake any business, but may be free for one year, living in his house for the comfort of his wife.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`When a man taketh a new wife, he doth not go out into the host, and <FI>one<Fi> doth not pass over unto him for anything; free he is at his own house one year, and hath rejoiced his wife whom he hath taken.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752When a man hath lately taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any public business be enjoined him, but he shall be free at home without fault, that for one year he may rejoice with his wife.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall any kind of business be imposed upon him; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall gladden his wife whom he hath taken.
Context
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.
v.5This passage
v.6No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 5:18
Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
- Ecclesiastes 9:9
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.
- Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
- Deuteronomy 20:7
And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
- Titus 2:4
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
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