775 B
775 B
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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
if she finds no favor in his eyes
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
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"