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


In Context

4 And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them, at the beginning made them male and female,

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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

8 He saith to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for lewdness, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away, committeth adultery.

Matthew 19:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:7"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They asked him, |Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorce, and to put her away?