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Matthew 19:7

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

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
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‘Why, then,’ they said, ‘did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?’

Open English Bible (US)
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“Why, then,” they said, “did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?”