Deuteronomy 24:1–7

Deuteronomy 24:1–73 matched frames

Read down to the center, where the pattern turns; then rise back out through its mirror.

A 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.
- B 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
A' 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;
- B' 4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

A 5 When a man hath taken a new wife,
- B 5 he shall not go out to war,
  - C 5 neither shall he be charged with any business:
  - C' 5 but he shall be free
- B' 5 at home one year,
A' 5 and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

A 6 No man shall take to pledge:
- B 6 the nether or the upper millstone to pledge
- B' 6 for he taketh a man's life
A' 6 to pledge.

A 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel,
- B 7 and maketh merchandise of him,
- B' 7 or selleth him;
A' 7 then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.