Deuteronomy 24:1 Go deeper
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. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 1
יִקַּ֥חyi.Kachhe will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 2
אִ֛ישׁ'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 3
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 4
וּבְעָלָ֑הּu.ve.'a.Lahand he will marry her
Lemma: בָּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1166I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: rule: to marry
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Deuteronomy 22:22, Proverbs 30:23, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 62:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1166I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 5
וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 6
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 7
לֹ֧אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 8
תִמְצָא\־tim.tza'-she will find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 9
חֵ֣ןchenfavor
Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: favor
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 10
בְּעֵינָ֗יוbe.'ei.Navin view his
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 11
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 12
מָ֤צָאMa.tza'he has found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 13
עֶרְוַ֣ת'er.Vat[the] nakedness of
Lemma: עֶרְוָה (er.vah) · Strong's: H6172
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: nakedness
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:12, Exodus 20:26, Exodus 28:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6172; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 14
דָּבָ֔רda.Vara thing
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: case
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:19, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 24:14, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 15
וְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavand he will write
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 16
סֵ֤פֶרSe.fera document of
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: scroll: document
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 17
כְּרִיתֻת֙ke.ri.Tutdivorce
Lemma: כְּרִיתוּת (ke.ri.tut) · Strong's: H3748
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: divorce
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:3, Isaiah 50:1, Jeremiah 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3748; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 18
וְנָתַ֣ןve.na.Tanand he will give [it]
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 19
בְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.Dahin hand her
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 20
וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּve.shi.le.Chahand he will send away her
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to send: divorce
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19, Deuteronomy 22:29, Deuteronomy 24:3, Deuteronomy 24:4, Isaiah 50:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 21
מִבֵּיתֽוֹ\׃mi.bei.Tofrom house his
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 24:1 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| marries | → | בָּעַל H1166I rule: to marry |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| but | → | אִם H0518A if |
| she becomes displeasing | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| . . . | → | חֵן H2580 favor |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| to him because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he finds | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| some | → | דָּבָר H1697L word: case |
| indecency | → | עֶרְוָה H6172 nakedness |
| in her | → | |
| he may write | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| her | → | |
| a certificate | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document |
| of divorce | → | כְּרִיתוּת H3748 divorce |
| hand it to | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| her | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| and send her away | → | שָׁלַח H7971I to send: divorce |
| from his house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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