Deuteronomy 22:13

Purity in the Marriage Relationship

22:13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, ¹  and then rejects ²  her,

Deuteronomy 13:2

13:2 and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.”

Deuteronomy 14:29

14:29 Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.

Deuteronomy 18:6

18:6 Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will ³  from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, ⁴  to the place the Lord chooses

[22:13]  ¹ tn Heb “goes to her,” a Hebrew euphemistic idiom for sexual relations.

[22:13]  ² tn Heb “hate.” See note on the word “other” in Deut 21:15. Cf. NAB “comes to dislike”; NASB “turns against”; TEV “decides he doesn’t want.”

[18:6]  ³ tn Heb “according to all the desire of his soul.”

[18:6]  ⁴ tn Or “sojourning.” The verb used here refers to living temporarily in a place, not settling down.