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Deuteronomy 24:3 – Conditional Clauses and Sequential Waw
וּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲרֹון֒ וְכָ֨תַב לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙ וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ מִבֵּיתֹ֑ו אֹ֣ו כִ֤י יָמוּת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲרֹ֔ון אֲשֶׁר־לְקָחָ֥הּ לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(Deuteronomy 24:3)
And the latter man hates her and writes for her a certificate of divorce and gives it into her hand and sends her away from his house, or if the latter man dies who took her to him as wife;
This verse from Deuteronomy 24:3 exemplifies two advanced grammatical features in Biblical Hebrew: conditional clauses using אִם or כִּי, and the use of sequential waw (וְ) to link a chain of actions, especially in legal formulations.… Learn Hebrew
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The Use of the Verb שָׂנֵא in Deuteronomy 24:3
וּשְׂנֵאָהּ֮ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲרֹון֒ וְכָ֨תַב לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙ וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ וְשִׁלְּחָ֖הּ מִבֵּיתֹ֑ו אֹ֣ו כִ֤י יָמוּת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָאַחֲרֹ֔ון אֲשֶׁר־לְקָחָ֥הּ לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(Deuteronomy 24:3)
And the latter man hates her and writes for her a scroll of cutting off and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house or if the latter man dies who took her to himself for a wife.
Introduction to Deuteronomy 24:3
Deuteronomy 24:3 is part of a legal passage addressing the conditions under which a divorced woman may or may not remarry.… Learn Hebrew
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