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Deuteronomy 24 regulates divorce and remarriage in a specific case, protects a newly married man from immediate military/service burdens, forbids kidnapping, warns Israel to follow priestly instructions concerning leprosy, limits how lenders may take pledges, requires prompt payment of hired workers, and commands generosity toward strangers, fatherless children, and widows through gleaning laws.
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