Deuteronomy 24:1
If a man takith a wijf, and hath hir, and sche fyndith not grace bifor hise iyen for sum vilite, he schal write a `libel, ethir litil book, of forsakyng, and he schal yyue in `the hond of hir, and he schal delyuere hir fro his hows.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
2And whanne sche goith out, and weddith anothir hosebonde,
Cross References
Exodus 21:10that if he + 21:10 In Ebru it is thus, that if he take to him another womman, he shal not decreese exspencis and hilynge and hir our, that is, if he takith to him, that is, to his sone, another wyf with the handmayde takun bifore into wyf, he shal decreese spensis, that is, sufficient lyflode in hir hylynge, that is, couenable clothinge, and hir our, that is, tyme to yelde dette, he shal not decreesse this in withdrawynge fro hir for the tother wyf weddid aboue, for thanne thei miyten haue manye wyues togidere. takith another womman to hym, he schal puruey to the damysele weddingis, and clothis, and he schal not denye the prijs of chastite.
Deuteronomy 22:13If a man weddith a wijf, and aftirward hatith hir,
Deuteronomy 22:29he that slepte with hir schal yyue to `the fadir of the damysel fifti siclis of siluer, and he schal haue hir wijf, for he `made hir low; he schal not mow forsake hir, in alle the daies of his lijf.
Matthew 1:19And Joseph, hir hosebonde, for he was riytful, and wolde not puplische hir, he wolde priueli haue left hir.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:1
In this chapter we have, I. The toleration of divorce, ver. 1-4 . II. A discharge of new-married men from the war, ver. 5 . III. Laws concerning pledges, ver. 6 , 10-13 , 17 . IV. Against man-stealing, ver. 7 . V. Concerning the leprosy, ver. 8, 9 . VI. Against the injustice of masters towards their servants, ver. 14, 15 . Judges in capital causes ( ver. 16 ), and civil concerns, ver. 17, 18 . VII. Of charity to the poor, ver. 19 , &c. Read the whole commentary →