This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
Deuteronomy 24:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken. American Standard Version (1901) When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken. Common English Bible A newly married man doesn’t have to march in battle. Neither should any related duties be placed on him. He is to live free of such responsibilities for one year, so he can bring joy to his new wife. Catholic Public Domain Version When a man has recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall any public office be enjoined upon him. Instead, he shall be free at home without guilt, so that for one year he may rejoice with his wife. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When a man hath lately taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any public business be enjoined him: but he shall be free at home without fault, that for one year he may rejoice with his wife. |
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
Let your fountain be blessed, and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.
Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.
‘And another said, “I just got married, and therefore I’m unable to come.”
This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
Has any man become engaged to a woman and not married her? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man marry her.”
‘Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.