OET interlinear MARK 10:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπέτρεψεν Μωϋσῆς βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι καὶ ἀπολῦσαι

permitted Moses /a/_scroll ˱of˲_divorce /to/_write and /to/_send_away

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. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include some of this information in your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: “In the Law, Moses permitted a husband to write a certificate of divorce and then to divorce his wife”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι

/a/_scroll ˱of˲_divorce /to/_write

Here the Pharisees imply that the husband must also give the certificate of divorce to his wife. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to write a certificate of divorce, to give it to her,”

Note 3 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. Alternate translation: “a paper that testifies to the divorce”