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

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

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

7 “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.

7 They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”

7 The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her divorce papers?”

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

7 They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away?

7 The Pharisees asked him, “Why, then, did Moses order a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her?” 

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

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

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

7 They asked, “Then why did Moses command that a man can give his wife a letter of divorce and send her away?”