Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The former husband cannot take her again to wife: because she is defiled, and is become abominable before the Lord: lest thou cause thy land to sin, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to possess. Her former Jeremiah 3:1 It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more? shall not that woman be polluted, and defiled? but thou hast prostituted thyself to many lovers: nevertheless return to me, saith the Lord, and I will receive thee. thou shalt Leviticus 18:24-28 Defile not yourselves with any of these things with which all the nations have been defiled, which I will cast out before you, . . . Joshua 22:17,18 Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished. . . . Context Law of Divorce…3And he also hateth her, and hath given her a bill of divorce, and hath sent her out of his house or is dead: 4The former husband cannot take her again to wife: because she is defiled, and is become abominable before the Lord: lest thou cause thy land to sin, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to possess.5When a man hath lately taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any public business be enjoined him, but he shall be free at home without fault, that for one year he may rejoice with his wife.… Cross References Deuteronomy 24:3 And he also hateth her, and hath given her a bill of divorce, and hath sent her out of his house or is dead: Jeremiah 3:1 It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more? shall not that woman be polluted, and defiled? but thou hast prostituted thyself to many lovers: nevertheless return to me, saith the Lord, and I will receive thee. Lexicon the husbandבַּעְלָ֣הּ (ba‘·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner who אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·še·rō·ši-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that divorced her שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ (lə·ḥāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out first הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank may יוּכַ֣ל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no marry לְקַחְתָּ֜הּ (lə·qaḥ·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take her again לָשׁ֨וּב (lā·šūḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again after אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part she has been defiled, הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה (huṭ·ṭam·mā·’āh) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2930: To be or become unclean for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction that [is] הִ֖וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are an abomination תוֹעֵבָ֥ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol to לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel You must not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no bring sin תַחֲטִיא֙ (ṯa·ḥă·ṭî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn upon the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set you as an inheritance. נַחֲלָֽה׃ (na·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Additional Translations the husband who divorced her first may not marry her again after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance. her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. the former husband who sent her away shall not be able to return and take her to himself for a wife, after she has been defiled; because it is an abomination before the Lord thy God, and ye shall not defile the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit. her first husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for it is an abomination before Jehovah; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. Her former husband who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Yahweh: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance. Her former husband who sent her away is not able to turn back to take her to be to him for a wife, after that she hath become defiled; for an abomination it is before Jehovah, and thou dost not cause the land to sin which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance. 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