Parallel Verses

Noyes New Testament

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

New American Standard Bible

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

King James Version

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Holman Bible

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

International Standard Version

They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

A Conservative Version

And they said, Moses permitted to write a document of divorce, and to divorce her.

American Standard Version

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Amplified

They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”

An Understandable Version

They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her."

Anderson New Testament

They replied: Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorce, and put her away.

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

Common New Testament

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away."

Daniel Mace New Testament

Moses, said they, allowed a bill of divorce, and so to dismiss her.

Darby Translation

And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.

Godbey New Testament

And they said, Moses permitted to write a book of divorcement, and to send her away.

Goodspeed New Testament

They said, "Moses permits a man to divorce his wife by drawing up a written divorce-notice."

John Wesley New Testament

They said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Julia Smith Translation

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to loose.

King James 2000

And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."

Modern King James verseion

And they said, Moses allowed a bill of divorce to be written, and to put her away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they said, "Moses suffered to write a testimonial of her divorcement, and to put her away."

Moffatt New Testament

They said, "Moses permitted a man to divorce her by writing out a separation notice."

Montgomery New Testament

"Moses," said they, "permitted a man to draw up a bill of separation and divorce her."

NET Bible

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."

New Heart English Bible

They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."

Sawyer New Testament

And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away.

The Emphasized Bible

And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to 'draw up in writing a notice of separation and divorce his wife.'"

Webster

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Weymouth New Testament

"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."

Williams New Testament

They answered, "Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife, if he wrote out a divorce charge."

World English Bible

They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."

Worrell New Testament

And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."

Worsley New Testament

And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

Μωσεύς Μωσῆς Μωΰσῆς 
Moseus 
Usage: 60

ἐπιτρέπω 
Epitrepo 
Usage: 17

to write
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

a bill
βιβλίον 
Biblion 
Usage: 31

ἀποστάσιον 
Apostasion 
Usage: 2

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

References

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

On Divorce

3 And he answering said to them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus said to them, On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this command.

Cross References

Matthew 1:19

Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, purposed to put her away privately.

Matthew 5:31-32

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

Matthew 19:7

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

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