Certificate

If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

…and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,

This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”