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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# When a man takes a wife and marries her
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The phrases "takes a wife" and "marries her" mean the same thing. Alternate translation: "When a man marries a woman" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# if she finds no favor in his eyes
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Here the "eyes" represent the whole person. Alternate translation: "if he decides that he does not like her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# because he has found something shameful about her
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The word translated "shameful" here implies sexual immorality.
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# he must write her a certificate of divorce
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"he must give his wife an official paper saying that they are not married anymore"
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