Deuteronomy 24:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 24:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אִשָּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וּבְעָלָ֑הּ
bâʻal
H1166
to marry
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֧א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִמְצָא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵ֣ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינָ֗יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מָ֤צָא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בָהּ֙
עֶרְוַ֣ת
ʻervâh
H6172
nakedness
דָּבָ֔ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
וְכָ֨תַב
kâthab
H3789
to write
לָ֜הּ
סֵ֤פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
כְּרִיתֻת֙
kᵉrîythûwth
H3748
divorce
וְנָתַ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיָדָ֔הּ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
מִבֵּיתֽוֹ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
When a man takes a wife, and marries her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
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King James Version Public Domain
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found an indecent thing in her, then he shall write for her a letter of divorce and put into her hand and send her out from his house.
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