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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.
Deuteronomy 24:5 — KJV
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Deuteronomy 24:5
King James Version (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 24:5
Verse 5 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:5
Theological / DevotionalA new wife. That is, if he is “newly married” (RSV; see chapter 20:5-8).
Go out to war. See chapter 20:7. It is to the advantage of the state to enact such measures as will honor and exalt marriage. This law provided time for the firm establishment of the home. Even more important, from the Hebrew point of view, it made more certain an heir to perpetuate the family name and to inherit the family land.
Business. Literally, “service,” as the Hebrew word is often translated (Numbers 4:23, 30, 35, 39, 43; 8:24). This refers to any public service that would take him away from home.
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