What Is The Syntactic Analysis Of Deuteronomy 24: 1-4?

In verses 1b through 3, the emphasis shifts from a reason for divorce to a process of divorce. Some interpreters argue that verses 1b-3 is not prescriptive in nature, but rather narrative that reflects an ancient Near Eastern divorce practice. The presupposition for these arguments is that וְכָתַב is an indicative verb (“and he writes”). Yaron attacks the idea that Moses gives a prescription on the procedure for divorce. Rather, he says, Moses treats divorce as a practice already known and taking place among the Israelites. Thus, the execution of a certificate of divorce “is mentioned only obiter, as part of the relevant facts of the case…Only the beginning of verse 4 is taken up by the operative provision.”
Others understand the verb וְכָתַב in a jussive sense. For example, the KJV translates the phrase as “let him write.” Those who advocate this position suggest that the phrase carries more than a permissive reading, and emphasizes an obligative understanding. In his syntactic analysis of Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Warren states that Moses gives God’s prescription
There are two viable options. The first view is that her initial indecent behavior עֶרְוַת דָּבָר is what defiled her. The second view sees her second marriage as something that has defiled her. In favor of the first option is the fact that Jeremiah 3:1-9 uses the analogy in Deuteronomy 24:1-4 to picture Israel as a woman who had separated from her husband and had lived as an unrepentant harlot. Such actions were “defiling” (Jer 3:2, 9). The major objection to this option is that by focusing on the woman’s indecent behavior, this view makes her second marriage irrelevant. In favor of the second option is that it gives explanation to the second marriage mentioned in Deuteronomy 24:2 and cohere with Jesus’ perspective on the Old Testament concession (Matt 5:32; 19:9; Mark 10:1-12, Luke 16:18). Overall, this seems to be the more likely