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Deuteronomy 24:5-7
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 24:5-7
New English Translation
5 When a man is newly married, he need not go into[a] the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to[b] the wife he has married.
6 One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.[c]
7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites,[d] and regards him as mere property[e] and sells him, that kidnapper[f] must die. In this way you will purge[g] the evil from among you.
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- Deuteronomy 24:5 tn Heb “go out with.”
- Deuteronomy 24:5 tc For the MT’s reading Piel שִׂמַּח (simmakh, “bring joy to”), the Syriac and others read שָׂמַח (samakh, “enjoy”).
- Deuteronomy 24:6 sn Taking millstones as security on a loan would amount to taking the owner’s own life in pledge, since the millstones were the owner’s means of earning a living and supporting his family.
- Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “from his brothers, from the sons of Israel.” The terms “brothers” and “sons of Israel” are in apposition; the second defines the first more specifically.
- Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Or “and enslaves him.”
- Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “that thief.”
- Deuteronomy 24:7 tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.
Deuteronomy 24:5-7
New International Version
Deuteronomy 24:5-7
New International Version
5 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.(A)
6 Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.(B)
7 If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die.(C) You must purge the evil from among you.(D)
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