They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? [Deut. 24:1-4.]
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
The Pharisees said to him, “Then why did Moses command us to give a divorce certificate and divorce her?”
They said to him, "Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce, and to separate?"