Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married. New Living Translation “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married. English Standard Version “When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken. Berean Standard Bible If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married. King James Bible When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. New King James Version “When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. New American Standard Bible “When a man takes a new wife, he is not to go out with the army, nor be assigned any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall make his wife whom he has taken happy. NASB 1995 “When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to his wife whom he has taken. NASB 1977 “When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army, nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to his wife whom he has taken. Legacy Standard Bible “When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give gladness to his wife whom he has taken. Amplified Bible “When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out [to fight] with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. Christian Standard Bible “When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married. Holman Christian Standard Bible When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married.” American Standard Version When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken. Contemporary English Version If a man and a woman have been married less than one year, he must not be sent off to war or sent away to do forced labor. He must be allowed to stay home for a year and be happy with his wife. English Revised Version When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife which he hath taken. GOD'S WORD® Translation A man who has recently been married will be free from military duty or any other public service. For one year he is free to stay at home and make his new wife happy. Good News Translation "When a man is newly married, he is not to be drafted into military service or any other public duty; he is to be excused from duty for one year, so that he can stay at home and make his wife happy. International Standard Version "When a man is newly married, he must not be sent out to war or have a related duty placed on him. Let him stay home for one year and be happy with his wife whom he has married. Majority Standard Bible If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married. NET Bible When a man is newly married, he need not go into the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to the wife he has married. New Heart English Bible When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. Webster's Bible Translation When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife which he hath taken. World English Bible When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen a man takes a new wife, he does not go out into the host, and [one] does not pass over to him for anything; he is free at his own house [for] one year, and his wife, whom he has taken, he has made glad. Young's Literal Translation When a man taketh a new wife, he doth not go out into the host, and one doth not pass over unto him for anything; free he is at his own house one year, and hath rejoiced his wife whom he hath taken. Smith's Literal Translation When a man shall take a new wife, he shall not go out in the war, and nothing shall pass upon him for any word: he shall be free to his house one year, and gladden his wife whom he took. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen 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. Catholic Public Domain Version When a man has recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall any public office be enjoined upon him. Instead, he shall be free at home without guilt, so that for one year he may rejoice with his wife. New American Bible When a man is newly wed, he shall not go out on a military expedition, nor shall any duty be imposed on him. He shall be exempt for one year for the sake of his family, to bring joy to the wife he has married. New Revised Standard Version When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any related duty. He shall be free at home one year, to be happy with the wife whom he has married. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at his home for one year, and shall rejoice with his wife whom he has taken. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when a man will take a new wife, he shall not go forth in the army and he shall not go to any matter, but he shall be in his house one year and he shall rejoice with the wife whom he has taken. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if any one should have recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any thing be laid upon him; he shall be free in his house; for one year he shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Law of Divorce…4then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. 5If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married. Cross References Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun. Proverbs 5:18-19 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: / A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. 1 Corinthians 7:33-34 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, / and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband. Ephesians 5:28-29 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. / Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:6-9 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. / Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. Ephesians 5:31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” Genesis 1:27-28 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Song of Solomon 4:10-11 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. / Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon. Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. / For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. Treasury of Scripture When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he has taken. a man Deuteronomy 20:7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Matthew 19:4-6 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, … neither, etc. Proverbs 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 1 Corinthians 7:29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; Jump to Previous Army Assigned Business Charged Cheer Comfort Duty Happiness Happy Home Host House Imposed Kind Laid Married New Newly Recently Undertake War WifeJump to Next Army Assigned Business Charged Cheer Comfort Duty Happiness Happy Home Host House Imposed Kind Laid Married New Newly Recently Undertake War WifeDeuteronomy 24 1. Of divorce5. A new married man goes not to war 6. Of pledges 7. Of kidnapping 8. Of leprosy 10. Of pledges 14. The hire is to be given 16. Of justice 19. Of charity When a man takes a new wife This phrase introduces a specific situation in the life of an Israelite man. The Hebrew word for "takes" (לָקַח, laqach) implies a formal act of marriage, indicating a covenantal relationship. In ancient Israel, marriage was not merely a personal or romantic decision but a communal and covenantal act that involved families and often the broader community. The term "new wife" suggests the beginning of a new household, a significant event in the life of an individual and the community. This reflects the importance of marriage in maintaining the social and religious fabric of Israelite society. he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other duty He shall be free at home for one year to bring joy to the wife he has married VARIOUS PRECEPTS OF HUMANITY. (5) He shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business.--He shall not go forth in warfare, neither shall warfare pass upon him in any form. In Numbers 4:23; Numbers 4:30 the service of the tabernacle is called its "warfare." He shall be free at home.--Literally, he shall be clear for his home; free from all charges, so as to belong to that. Verse 5. - A man newly married was to be exempt from going to war, and was not to have any public burdens imposed on him for a year after his marriage. Charged with any business; literally, there shall not pass upon him for any matter; i.e. there shall not be laid on him anything in respect of any business. This is explained by what follows. Free shall he be for his house for one year; i.e. no public burden shall be laid on him, that he may be free to devote himself entirely to his household relations, and be able to cheer and gladden his wife (comp. Deuteronomy 20:7). "By this law God showed how he approved of holy wedlock (as by the former he showed his hatred of unjust divorces) when, to encourage the newly married against the cumbrances which that estate bringeth with it, and to settle their love each to other, he exempted those men from all wars, cares, and expenses, that they might the more comfortably provide for their own estate" (Ainsworth).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person is newly חֲדָשָׁ֔ה (ḥă·ḏā·šāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2319: New married, יִקַּ֥ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take he must not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be sent יֵצֵא֙ (yê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to war בַּצָּבָ֔א (baṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign or וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be pressed into יַעֲבֹ֥ר (ya·‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on any לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every duty. דָּבָ֑ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause For one אֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first year שָׁנָ֣ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year he is יִהְיֶ֤ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be free נָקִ֞י (nā·qî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt to stay at home לְבֵיתוֹ֙ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and bring joy וְשִׂמַּ֖ח (wə·śim·maḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome to the wife אִשְׁתּ֥וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female he has married. לָקָֽח׃ (lā·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take Links Deuteronomy 24:5 NIVDeuteronomy 24:5 NLT Deuteronomy 24:5 ESV Deuteronomy 24:5 NASB Deuteronomy 24:5 KJV Deuteronomy 24:5 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 24:5 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 24:5 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 24:5 French Bible Deuteronomy 24:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:5 When a man takes a new wife (Deut. 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