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Deuteronomy 24
24:1

When a man376 hath taken3947 a wife,802 and married1166 her, and it come to pass that she find4672 no favour2580 in his eyes,5869 because he hath found4672 some1697 uncleanness6172 in her: then let him write3789 her a bill5612 of divorcement,3748 and give5414 it in her hand,3027 and send7971 her out of his house.1004

24:2

And when she is departed3318 out of his house,1004 she may go1980 and be another312 man's376 wife.

24:3

And if the latter314 husband376 hate8130 her, and write3789 her a bill5612 of divorcement,3748 and giveth5414 it in her hand,3027 and sendeth7971 her out of his house;1004 or if the latter314 husband376 die,4191 which took3947 her to be his wife;802

24:4

Her former7223 husband,1167 which sent her away,7971 may3201 not take3947 her again7725 to be his wife,802 after310 that she is defiled;2930 for that is abomination8441 before6440 Yahweh:3068 and thou shalt not cause the land776 to sin,2398 which Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 giveth5414 thee for an inheritance.5159

24:5

When a man376 hath taken3947 a new2319 wife,802 he shall not go out3318 to war,6635 neither shall he be charged5674 with any business:1697 but he shall be free5355 at home1004 one259 year,8141 and shall cheer up8055 his wife802 which he hath taken.3947

24:6

No man shall take the nether7347 or the upper millstone7393 to pledge:2254 for he taketh a man's life5315 to pledge.2254

24:7

If a man376 be found4672 stealing1589 any5315 of his brethren251 of the children1121 of Israel,3478 and maketh merchandise6014 of him, or selleth4376 him; then that thief1590 shall die;4191 and thou shalt put evil7451 away1197 from among7130 you.

24:8

Take heed8104 in the plague5061 of leprosy,6883 that thou observe8104 diligently,3966 and do6213 according to all that the priests3548 the Levites3881 shall teach3384 you: as I commanded6680 them, so ye shall observe8104 to do.6213

24:9

Remember2142 what Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 did6213 unto Miriam4813 by the way,1870 after that ye were come forth3318 out of Egypt.4714

24:10

When thou dost lend5383 thy brother7453 any4859 thing,3972 thou shalt not go935 into his house1004 to fetch5670 his pledge.5667

24:11

Thou shalt stand5975 abroad,2351 and the man376 to whom thou dost lend5383 shall bring out3318 the pledge5667 abroad2351 unto thee.

24:12

And if the man376 be poor,6041 thou shalt not sleep7901 with his pledge:5667

24:13

In any case7725 thou shalt deliver him the pledge5667 again7725 when the sun8121 goeth down,935 that he may sleep7901 in his own raiment,8008 and bless1288 thee: and it shall be righteousness6666 unto thee before6440 Yahweh3068 thy Elohim.430

24:14

Thou shalt not oppress6231 an hired servant7916 that is poor6041 and needy,34 whether he be of thy brethren,251 or of thy strangers1616 that are in thy land776 within thy gates:8179

24:15

At his day3117 thou shalt give5414 him his hire,7939 neither shall the sun8121 go down935 upon it; for he is poor,6041 and setteth5375 his heart5315 upon it: lest he cry7121 against thee unto Yahweh,3068 and it be sin2399 unto thee.

24:16

The fathers1 shall not be put to death4191 for the children,1121 neither shall the children1121 be put to death4191 for the fathers:1 every man376 shall be put to death4191 for his own sin.2399

24:17

Thou shalt not pervert5186 the judgment4941 of the stranger,1616 nor of the fatherless;3490 nor take a widow's490 raiment899 to pledge:2254

24:18

But thou shalt remember2142 that thou wast a bondman5650 in Egypt,4714 and Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 redeemed6299 thee thence: therefore I command6680 thee to do6213 this thing.1697

24:19

When thou cuttest down7114 thine harvest7105 in thy field,7704 and hast forgot7911 a sheaf6016 in the field,7704 thou shalt not go again7725 to fetch3947 it: it shall be for the stranger,1616 for the fatherless,3490 and for the widow:490 that Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 may bless1288 thee in all the work4639 of thine hands.3027

24:20

When thou beatest2251 thine olive tree,2132 thou shalt not go over the boughs6286 again:310 it shall be for the stranger,1616 for the fatherless,3490 and for the widow.490

24:21

When thou gatherest1219 the grapes of thy vineyard,3754 thou shalt not glean5953 it afterward:310 it shall be for the stranger,1616 for the fatherless,3490 and for the widow.490

24:22

And thou shalt remember2142 that thou wast a bondman5650 in the land776 of Egypt:4714 therefore I command6680 thee to do6213 this thing.1697