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Matthew 19:7

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7They shot back in rebuttal, “If that’s so, why did Moses give instructions for divorce papers and divorce procedures?”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Why then,” they asked him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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