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Matthew 19:7

Moses
Marriage

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

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BSB
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
KJV
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
WEB
They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
ASV
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?
DARBY
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?
BLB
They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give [her] a roll of divorce and to send her away?”
ÅB
De sa til ham: «Hvorfor befalte da Moses å gi konen skilsmissebrev og skille seg fra henne?»
OTB
De spurte ham: «Hvorfor befalte da Moses at en mann skulle gi sin kone et skilsmissebrev og sende henne bort?»
B1930
De sa til ham: Hvorfor bød da Moses å gi hustruen skilsmissebrev og skille sig fra henne?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 24:1–4

    When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

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  • Matthew 5:31

    It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

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  • Mark 10:4

    And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

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  • Malachi 2:16

    For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

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  • Matthew 1:19

    Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

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  • Jeremiah 3:8

    And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

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  • Isaiah 50:1

    Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

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