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744 B
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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "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"