Deuteronomy 24:5
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When a man hath taken a new wife,.... A wife he has lately married, new to him, though a widow, as Jarchi observes; but…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 24:5-13
Here is, I. Provision made for the preservation and confirmation of love between new-married people, Deu 24:5. This…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Deuteronomy 24:5-22
Deu 24:5 to Deu 25:4. Thirteen Laws of Equity and Humanity
Besides the humane temper common to most of them, and a few…
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