Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.
New American Standard Bible
They said, “
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
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."
Noyes New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Sawyer New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away.
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.'
Themes
Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 10:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
3 But, he, answering, said unto them - What unto you did, Moses, command? 4 And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce. 5 But, Jesus, said unto them - In view of your hardness of heart, wrote he for you this commandment;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
When a man taketh a woman, and marrieth her, then shall it be, if she find not favour in his eyes, because he hath found in her some matter of shame, that he shall write her a scroll of divorcement, and put it into her hand, and shall send her forth, out of his house.
Isaiah 50:1
Thus, saith Yahweh - Where then is the set, oil of your mothers divorce, whom I have put away? Or, which of my creditors, is it to whom I have sold you? Lo! for your iniquities, have ye been sold, And for your transgressions, hath your mother been put away.
Jeremiah 3:1
He hath said, If a man send away his wife, and she go from him and become another man's, will he return unto her, again? would not that land be, utterly defiled? And, thou, hast been unchaste with many neighbours, and yet thinkest to return unto me! Declareth Yahweh.
Matthew 1:19
Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her, - intended, privately, to divorce her.
Matthew 5:31-32
It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
Matthew 19:7
They say unto him - Why then did, Moses, command, to give a writing of repudiation and to divorce?