Deuteronomy 24:3

“and the latter man hates her and writes for her a document of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house, or if the latter man who took her to himself as a wife dies,”

Deuteronomy 24:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 24:3, word by word

and the latterאַחֲרוֹןacharon

last

What comes at the end or goes behind something else.

Where else “acharon” appears
manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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hates herשְׂנֵאָsenea

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

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and writesכָתַבchatav

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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a documentסֵפֶרsefer

deed

An official paper, like one granting divorce.

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of divorceכְּרִיתֻתkeritut

divorce

Divorce: the "cutting" of the marriage bond.

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and puts itנָתַןnatan

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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in her handיָדָyada

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and sends her awayשִׁלְּחָshilach

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

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from his houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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took herלְקָחָlekaach

take a wife

"Take a wife": to marry.

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as a wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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diesיָמוּתyamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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The context

2and she goes out from his house and goes and becomes another man’s,

3 · This verse (above)

4her first husband, who sent her away, cannot take her again to be his wife after she has been made unclean, for that is an abomination before YHWH. And you shall not cause the land to sin, the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance.

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