Her husband Joseph, being righteous and not willing to shame her publicly, intended to send her away privately.
Matthew 19:7 - The Text-Critical English New Testament They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? [Deut. 24:1-4.] American Standard Version (1901) They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? Common English Bible The Pharisees said to him, “Then why did Moses command us to give a divorce certificate and divorce her?” Catholic Public Domain Version They said to him, "Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce, and to separate?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away? |
Her husband Joseph, being righteous and not willing to shame her publicly, intended to send her away privately.
So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.”
He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”