then her (A)former husband who [a]sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, after [b]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.

(B)When a man takes a new wife, he is not to go out with the army, nor be assigned any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall (C)make his wife whom he has taken happy.

Various Laws

“No one shall seize a handmill or an upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, since he would be seizing the debtor’s [c]means of life as a pledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:4 Or dismissed her
  2. Deuteronomy 24:4 I.e., in relationship to him
  3. Deuteronomy 24:6 Lit soul

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