hath taken: Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 22:13; Exodus 21:10
uncleanness: Heb. matter of nakedness
then let him: Deuteronomy 24:3; Jeremiah 3:8; Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:7-9; Mark 10:4-12
divorcement: Heb. cutting off, Isaiah 50:1
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Deuteronomy 24:1
Deuteronomy 24:1
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