Deuteronomy 24:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,”

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BSBPD

“If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and she hath gone out of his house, and hath gone and been another man's,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 24:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 21:7A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
  2. Leviticus 21:14He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
  3. Leviticus 22:13But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
  4. Numbers 30:9Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
  5. Ezekiel 44:22And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.
  6. Matthew 5:32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  7. Mark 10:11So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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