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An adult husband and wife sit together smiling in a shaded household courtyard.
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Deuteronomy 24:5

A Year for the New Household

Return the Cloak and Leave the Harvest · Deuteronomy 24

Story guide: The couple’s shared smile illustrates the year a new husband receives to care for his household and gladden his wife.

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5When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army, nor shall any duty be imposed on him. He shall be free for his household for one year, and he shall make his wife whom he has taken rejoice.

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