Matthew 19:7 Go deeper

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ΛέγουσινLegousinThey say

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 1

αὐτῷ·autōto Him;

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 2

τίtiWhy

Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101

Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)

Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…

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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 3

οὖνounthen

Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…

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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 4

ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsMoses

Lemma: Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς (Mōusēs, Mōsēs) · Strong's: G3475

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)

Meaning: Moses — Μωυσῆς (Μωϋσῆς, T; Μωσῆς, Rec.), -έως, dative - (as LXX: Exo.5:20, al.), and -εῖ, accusative -ῆν (ac LXX) and -έα (Luk.16:29 only) (Heb. מֹשֶׁה), ; Moses: Mat.8:4 17:3-4, al.; νόμος Μωυσέως, Luk.2:22 24:44, Jhn.7:23,…

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Used 80 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 22:24, Matthew 23:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3475; TFLSJ G3475; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 5

ἐνετείλατοeneteilatodid command

Lemma: ἐντέλλω (entellō) · Strong's: G1781

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)

Meaning: to order — ἐν-τέλλω ; [in LXX, as in NT (and mostly in Hdt.), always mid., chiefly for צָוָה pi. ; ] ; -ομαι, to command, enjoin, instruct: before περί Heb.11:22; with inf., Mat.19:7; with dative of person(s), Act.1:2; οὕτως,…

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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 4:6, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 28:20, Mark 10:3, Mark 13:34, Luke 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1781; TFLSJ G1781; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 6

δοῦναιdounaito give

Lemma: δίδωμι (didōmi) · Strong's: G1325

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)

Meaning: to give — δίδωμι, ; [in LXX chiefly for נָתַן (53 words in all) ; ] ; to give—in various senses, accusative to context—bestow, grant, supply, deliver, commit, yield: absol., Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of…

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Used 413 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1325; TFLSJ G1325; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 7

βιβλίονbibliona roll

Lemma: βιβλίον (biblion) · Strong's: G0975

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

Meaning: scroll — βιβλίον, -ου, τό (diminutive of βίβλος, which see), ; [in LXX also in the alternat. form βυβ-, chiefly for סֶפֶר and the most frequently of the cognate forms ; ] ; 1. a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου,…

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Used 35 times. Also: Mark 10:4, Luke 4:17, Luke 4:20, John 20:30, John 21:25, Galatians 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0975; TFLSJ G0975; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 8

ἀποστασίουapostasiouof divorce

Lemma: ἀποστάσιον (apostasion) · Strong's: G0647

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)

Meaning: divorce — ἀποστάσιον, -ου, τό; (ἀφίστημι), [in LXX; Deu.24:1, 3, Jer.3:8, Isa.50:1 (כְּרִיתוּת) * ; ] ; 1. in cl., only in phrase ἀποστασίου δίκη, an action against a freedman for forsaking his προστάτης (Dem.). ; 2. In LXX,…

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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 5:31, Mark 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0647; TFLSJ G0647; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 9

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 10

ἀπολῦσαιapolusaito send away

Lemma: ἀπολύω (apoluō) · Strong's: G0630H

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)

Meaning: to release: divorce — ἀπο-λύω ; [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc., frequently in 1-4 Mac ; ] ; 1. to set free, release: Luk.13:12, Jhn.19:10, al.; a debtor, Mat.18:27; metaphorically, of forgiveness, Luk.6:37. ; 2. to let go, dismiss (Field, Notes, 9…

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Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:3, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 19:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0630H; TFLSJ G0630H; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 11

αὐτήν;¶autēnher?

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (P-ASF)

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 19:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	τίς G5101 which?
then	→	οὖν G3767 therefore/then
they asked	→	λέγω G3004G to say
{did} Moses	→	Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς G3475 Moses
order [a man]	→	ἐντέλλω G1781 to order
to give [his wife]	→	δίδωμι G1325 to give
a certificate	→	βιβλίον G0975 scroll
of divorce	→	ἀποστάσιον G0647 divorce
and	→	καί G2532 and
send [her] away	→	ἀπολύω G0630H to release: divorce
. . .	→	αὐτός G0846 it/s/he

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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