Deuteronomy 24:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 24:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Deuteronomy 24:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Deuteronomy 24:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled; for that would be an abomination to Yahweh. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 24:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 24:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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 <FI>is<Fi> before Jehovah, and thou dost not cause the land to sin which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 24:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 thyGod giveth thee for an inheritance. ”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 24:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then her first husband, which sent her away, may not take her againe to be his wife, after that she is defiled: for that is abomination in the sight of the Lord, and thou shalt not cause the land to sinne, which the Lord thy God doeth giue thee to inherite.”

Deuteronomy 24:4 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 24:4 in Context — Deuteronomy 24

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

3 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;

4 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.

5 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.

6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

Read the full chapter: Deuteronomy 24 →

What Does Deuteronomy 24:4 Mean?

Deuteronomy 24:4 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free