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-# Connecting Statement:
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-This verse begins a description of what Paul means by "the law controls a person for as long as he lives" ([Romans 7:1](./01.md)).
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 # the married woman is bound by law to the husband
 
-Here "bound by law to the husband" is a metaphor for a woman being united to her husband according to the law of marriage. Alternate translation: "according to the law, the married woman is united to the husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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-# the married woman
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-This refers to any woman who is married.
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+"according to the law, the married woman is united to the husband"