KJV ORIGINAL
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If a man marries a woman, sleeps with her, and then decides he hates her,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse begins a law about what happens when a husband turns against his wife after marriage and intimacy.
📚 Historical Context
This verse introduces ancient Israelite marriage laws that protected women from false accusations by husbands who wanted to divorce them. In that culture, a woman's reputation and family honor were crucial for her survival and future prospects. These laws provided legal recourse when husbands made malicious claims about their wives' character.
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