Deuteronomy 24:6

the former husband who sent her away shall not be able to return and take her to himself for a wife, after she has been defiled; because it is an abomination before the Lord your God, and you⌃ shall not defile the land, which the Lord your God gives you to inherit.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

In Context

5and the last husband should hate her, and write for her a bill of divorcement; and should give it into her hands, and send her away out of his house, and the last husband should die, who took her to himself for a wife;

7And if any one should have recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any thing be laid upon him; he shall be + 24:7 Lit. guiltless. free in his house; for one year he shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 44:30Now then, if I should go in to your servant, and our father, and the boy should not be with us, (and his life depends on this lad's life)

Deuteronomy 20:19And if you should besiege + 20:19 Gr. one city. a city many days to prevail against it by war to take it, you shall not destroy its trees, by applying an iron tool to them, but you shall eat of it, and shall not cut it down: Is the tree that is in the field a man, to enter + 20:19 Gr. against you. before you into + 20:19 Gr. the trench. See Matt. 3:10. the work of the siege?

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:6-14

The Law of Divorce. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away… Read the whole commentary →

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