706 B

Raw Blame History

General Information:

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. AT: "When a man marries a woman" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

if she finds no favor in his eyes

Here the "eyes" represent the whole person. AT: "if he decides that he does not like her" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

because he has found some unsuitable thing in her

"because for some reason he has decided that he does not want to keep her"

he must write her a certificate of divorce

"he must give his wife an official paper saying that they are not married anymore"