MAT 19:7 Parallel View

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

UST The Pharisees responded, “If that is true, why did Moses instruct us in our law about how to divorce wives? He required each husband to present his wife with a document that states that he is divorcing her. Then, he can divorce her.”

BSB § “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

BLB They say to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce and to send her away?"

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

OEB ‘Why, then,’ they said, ‘did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?’

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

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

LSV They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?”

FBV “Then why did Moses give a law that a man could divorce his wife by giving her a written certificate of divorce, and sending her away?” they asked.

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

T4T The Pharisees then said to him, “If that is true, why did Moses command that a man who wanted to divorce his wife should give her a paper stating his reason for divorcing her, and then send her away?”

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

BBE They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

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

DRA They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away?

YLT They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

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

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

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

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

BB They say vnto hym: why did Moyses then commaunde to geue a writyng of diuorcement, and to put her away?
(They say unto him: why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?)

GNV They said to him, Why did then Moses commaund to giue a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away?
(They said to him, Why did then Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?)

CB Then sayde they: Why dyd Moses then comaunde to geue a testimonyall of deuorsement, & to put her awaye?
(Then said they: Why did Moses then comaunde to give a testimonyall of deuorsement, and to put her away?)

TNT The sayde they to him: why did Moses commaunde to geve a testimoniall of divorsement and to put hyr awaye?
(The said they to him: why did Moses command to give a testimonial of divorsement and to put her away?)

WYC Thei seien to hym, What thanne comaundide Moises, to yyue a libel of forsakyng, and to leeue of?
(They said to him, What then commanded Moses, to give a libel of forsakyng, and to leave of?)

LUT Da sprachen sie: Warum hat denn Mose geboten; einen Scheidebrief zu geben und sich von ihr zu scheiden?
(So said sie: Warum has because Mose geboten; a Scheidebrief to give and itself/yourself/themselves from her to scheiden?)

CLV Dicunt illi: Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii, et dimittere?
(Dicunt illi: Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii, and to_release?)

UGNT λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, τί οὖν Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν?
(legousin autōi, ti oun Mōusaʸs eneteilato dounai biblion apostasiou kai apolusai autaʸn?)

SBL-GNT λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Τί οὖν Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι ⸀αὐτήν;
(legousin autōi; Ti oun Mōusaʸs eneteilato dounai biblion apostasiou kai apolusai ⸀autaʸn?)

TC-GNT Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν Μωσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν;
(Legousin autōi, Ti oun Mōsaʸs eneteilato dounai biblion apostasiou, kai apolusai autaʸn?)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

λέγουσιν

˱they˲_/are/_saying

To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “They said”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τί οὖν

why therefore

Here, the phrase Why then indicates that the Pharisees are asking a question based on what Jesus has just said. This question suggests that there is evidence against what Jesus has said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of question. Alternate translation: “If you are correct, why”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τί οὖν Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν

why therefore Moses commanded /to/_give /a/_scroll ˱of˲_divorce and /to/_send_away her

Here the Pharisees are referring to a specific section in the law that God gave to Moses (see Deuteronomy 24:1–4). This passage discusses divorce and remarriage, and it mentions the use of a certificate of divorce. The Pharisees interpreted this passage to mean that men could divorce their wives, but they had to use a certificate of divorce. They did not think that Moses commanded that men must divorce their wives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include some of this information in your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: “Why then has Moses commanded in the Law that a man who wants to divorce his wife must give her a certificate of divorce and then can divorce her”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

βιβλίον ἀποστασίου

/a/_scroll ˱of˲_divorce

A certificate of divorce is a written document that makes the divorce official. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of document, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. See how you translated this phrase in 5:31. Alternate translation: “a written paper that testifies to the divorce”

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