Matthew 19:7

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

In context

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.

9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

BSB Berean Standard Bible: “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
KJV King James Version: They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
WEB World English Bible: They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
ASV American Standard Version: They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'
DBY Darby Translation: They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?
WBS Webster Bible: They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?