Deuteronomy 24:1
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
KJV
Si acceperit homo uxorem, et habuerit eam, et non invenerit gratiam ante oculos ejus propter aliquam fœditatem : scribet libellum repudii, et dabit in manu illius, et dimittet eam de domo sua.
Vulgate
Ἐὰν δὲ τις λάβῃ γυναῖκα καὶ συνοικήσῃ αὐτῇ, καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν μὴ εὕρῃ χάριν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὅτι εὗρεν ἐν αὐτῇ ἄσχημον πρᾶγμα, καὶ γράψει αὐτῇ βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ δώσει εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐξαποστελεῖ αὐτὴν ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ·
LXX
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
ASV
כִּֽי יִקַּ֥ח אִ֛ישׁ אִשָּׁ֖ה וּ/בְעָלָ֑/הּ וְ/הָיָ֞ה אִם לֹ֧א תִמְצָא חֵ֣ן בְּ/עֵינָ֗י/ו כִּי מָ֤צָא בָ/הּ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְ/כָ֨תַב לָ֜/הּ סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙ וְ/נָתַ֣ן בְּ/יָדָ֔/הּ וְ/שִׁלְּחָ֖/הּ מִ/בֵּיתֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
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Matt 5:31 · exact_quote"It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:"Deuteronomy: give her a certificate of divorce — Jesus on divorce
Doctrines that cite this verse
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Deut 22:13 — If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
- Deut 22:19 — And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he m
- Deut 22:19 — And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he m
- Deut 22:29 — Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
- Deut 24:3 — 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;
- Exod 21:10 — If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
- Ezek 44:22 — Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
- Isa 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves,
- Isa 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves,
- Jer 3:1 — They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many
- Jer 3:8 — And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played t
- Jer 3:8 — And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played t
- Mal 2:16 — For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherou
- Mark 10:4 — And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
- Mark 10:4 — And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
- Matt 1:19 — Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
- Matt 5:31 — It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
- Matt 19:7 — They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
- Matt 19:7 — They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?