Deuteronomy 24:4
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
שָׁלַח
he sent away/ her
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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נַחֲלָה
an inheritance
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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בַּעַל
husband/ her
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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תּוֹעֵבַה
is an abomination
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תּוֹעֵבַה
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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נָתַן
is about to give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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טָמֵא
she has been declared unclean
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טָמֵא
she has been declared unclean
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
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יָכֹל
he will be able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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