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Deuteronomy 24:1,3 - Compare All Versions

Deuteronomy 24:1 NIV (New International Version)

If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house

Deuteronomy 24:3 NIV (New International Version)

and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies

Deuteronomy 24:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house

Deuteronomy 24:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife

Deuteronomy 24:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house.

Deuteronomy 24:3 NLT (New Living Translation)

But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away, or if he dies

Deuteronomy 24:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

“If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a divorce certificate, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

Deuteronomy 24:3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

and the second man hates her, writes her a divorce certificate, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house or if he dies

Deuteronomy 24:1 KJV (King James Version)

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.

Deuteronomy 24:3 KJV (King James Version)

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife

Deuteronomy 24:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house

Deuteronomy 24:3 NKJV (New King James Version)

if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 MSG (The Message)

If a man marries a woman and then it happens that he no longer likes her because he has found something wrong with her, he may give her divorce papers, put them in her hand, and send her off. After she leaves, if she becomes another man’s wife and he also comes to hate her and this second husband also gives her divorce papers, puts them in her hand, and sends her off, or if he should die, then the first husband who divorced her can’t marry her again. She has made herself ritually unclean, and her remarriage would be an abomination in the Presence of GOD and defile the land with sin, this land that GOD, your God, is giving you as an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 MSG (The Message)

If a man marries a woman and then it happens that he no longer likes her because he has found something wrong with her, he may give her divorce papers, put them in her hand, and send her off. After she leaves, if she becomes another man’s wife and he also comes to hate her and this second husband also gives her divorce papers, puts them in her hand, and sends her off, or if he should die, then the first husband who divorced her can’t marry her again. She has made herself ritually unclean, and her remarriage would be an abomination in the Presence of GOD and defile the land with sin, this land that GOD, your God, is giving you as an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 24:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, that he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her away from his house

Deuteronomy 24:3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

and the latter husband turns against her, writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand, and sends her away from his house, or if the latter husband who took her to be his wife dies

Deuteronomy 24:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she loses his favor because he has found something indecent or unacceptable about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house

Deuteronomy 24:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)

and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife

Deuteronomy 24:1 NET (New English Translation)

If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something offensive in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

Deuteronomy 24:3 NET (New English Translation)

If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies