24:5 When a man is newly married, he need not go into 2 the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to 3 the wife he has married.
1 tn Heb “command”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “charge Joshua.”
2 tn Heb “go out with.”
3 tc For the MT’s reading Piel שִׂמַּח (simmakh, “bring joy to”), the Syriac and others read שָׂמַח (samakh, “enjoy”).