Matthew

Matthew 19:7

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

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
they asked	Λέγουσιν	Legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
order	ἐνετείλατο	eneteilato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1781 I give orders, command
to give	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
a certificate	βιβλίον	biblion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G975 a papyrus roll
of divorce	ἀποστασίου	apostasiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G647 repudiation, divorce
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
send	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.