Deu 24:4 | NET2full | STEP | her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure , for that is offensive to the Lord . You must not bring guilt on the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance .

‏ Deuteronomy 24:4

4 her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry ^{▼▼tn Heb “to return to take her to be his wife.”} her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the Lord. ^{▼▼sn The issue here is not divorce and its grounds per se but prohibition of remarriage to a mate whom one has previously divorced.} You must not bring guilt on the land ^{▼▼tn Heb “cause the land to sin” (so KJV, ASV).} that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.