Deuteronomy 24:4

“her 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.”

Deuteronomy 24:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 24:4, word by word

her firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears
husbandבַּעְלָbala

husband

The man joined to a woman in marriage.

Where else “bala” appears
sent her awayשִׁלְּחָshilach

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

Where else “shilach” appears
cannotיוּכַלyuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “yuchal” appears
take herקַחְתָּkachta

take a wife

"Take a wife": to marry.

Where else “kachta” appears
againשׁוּבshuv

again

To do something one more time.

Where else “shuv” appears
to beהְיוֹתheot

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “heot” appears
wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

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

Where else “isha” appears
she has been made uncleanהֻטַּמָּאָהhutamaa

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “hutamaa” appears
an abominationתוֹעֵבָהtoeva

abomination

Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.

Where else “toeva” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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cause the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
to sinתַחֲטִיאtachati

cause to sin

To lead others into doing wrong.

Where else “tachati” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
is givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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The context

3and 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,

4 · This verse (above)

5When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army, and nothing at all shall be laid on him. He shall be free for his house one year and shall make his wife whom he has taken glad.

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