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- Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
- When a man takes a wife and marries her - The phrases "takes a wife" and "marries her" mean the same thing and are used together for emphasis. AT: "When a man marries a wife" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
- if she finds no favor in his eyes - AT: "if he decides that he does not like her" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
- because he has found some unsuitable thing in her - AT: "because he has decided that she is an unacceptable wife for some reason"
- he must write her a bill of divorcement - AT: "he must give his wife an official paper saying that they are not married any more"
- she may go and be another man's wife - AT: "she may go and marry another man"