Deuteronomy 24:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 24:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 24:3 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 24:3 — KJV
“And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;”
— Deuteronomy 24:3 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 24:3 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 24:3
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour 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. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:3: write, bill, divorcement
“Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. and took: Heb. and put”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:3: hand, die, took
“And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:3: husband, took, wife
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:3: house, took, wife
“And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 24:3: hand, took, wife
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