Deuteronomy 24:18 - Prayer Tents

Law Concerning Divorce

24"When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house,H376H3947H802H1166H4672H2580H5869H4672H1697H6172H3789H5612H3748H5414H3027H7971H1004

2"when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man's wife,H3318H1004H1980H312H376

3"if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife,H314H376H8130H3789H5612H3748H5414H3027H7971H1004H314H376H4191H3947H802

4"then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.H7223H1167H7971H3201H3947H7725H802H310H2930H8441H6440H3068H776H2398H3068H430H5414H5159

Miscellaneous Laws

5"When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.H376H3947H2319H802H3318H6635H5674H1697H5355H1004H259H8141H8055H802H3947

6"No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one's living in pledge.H2254H7347H7393H2254H2254H5315H2254

7"If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you.H376H4672H1589H5315H251H1121H3478H6014H4376H1590H4191H1197H7451H1197H7130

8"Take heed in an outbreak of leprosy, that you carefully observe and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you; just as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.H8104H5061H6883H8104H3966H6213H3548H3881H3384H6680H8104H6213

9"Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt.H2142H3068H430H6213H4813H1870H3318H4714

10"When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.H5383H7453H3972H4859H935H1004H5670H5667

11"You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you.H5975H2351H376H5383H3318H5667H2351

12"And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.H376H6041H7901H5667

13"You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.H7725H7725H5667H7725H8121H935H7901H8008H1288H6666H6440H3068H430

14"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.H6231H7916H6041H34H251H1616H776H8179

15"Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.H3117H5414H7939H8121H935H6041H5375H5315H7121H3068H2399

16"Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.H1H4191H1121H1121H4191H1H376H4191H2399

17"You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow's garment as a pledge.H5186H4941H1616H3490H2254H490H899H2254

18"But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.H2142H5650H4714H3068H430H6299H6680H6213H1697

19"When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.H7114H7105H7704H7911H6016H7704H7725H3947H1616H3490H490H3068H430H1288H4639H3027

20"When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.H2251H2132H6286H310H1616H3490H490

21"When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.H1219H3754H5953H310H1616H3490H490

22"And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.H2142H5650H776H4714H6680H6213H1697