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Matthew 1:19

NET ©	Because Joseph, her husband to be,¹ was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her² privately.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 1:19	Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 1:19	And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 1:19	Joseph, her fianc‚, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her publicly.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 1:19	Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 1:19	And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
NRSV © bibleoremusMat 1:19	Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 1:19	Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.
KJV	Then <1161> Joseph <2501> her <846> husband <435>_, being <5607> (5752) a just <1342> [man], and <2532> not <3361> willing <2309> (5723) to make <3856> (0) her <846> a publick example <3856> (5658)_, was minded <1014> (5675) to put <630> (0) her <846> away <630> (5658) privily <2977>_.
GREEK	iwshf <2501> de <1161> o <3588> anhr <435> authv <846> dikaiov <1342> wn <1510> (5752) kai <2532> mh <3361> yelwn <2309> (5723) authn <846> deigmatisai <1165> (5658) eboulhyh <1014> (5675) layra <2977> apolusai <630> (5658) authn <846>
NET © [draft] ITL	Because <1161> Joseph <2501>, her <846> husband <435> to be, was a righteous <1342> man, and <2532> because he did not <3361> want <2309> to disgrace <1165> her <846>, he intended <1014> to divorce <630> her <846> privately <2977>.
NET ©	Because Joseph, her husband to be,¹ was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her² privately.
NET © Notes	¹tn Grk “husband.” See following note for discussion. ²tn Or “send her away.” sn In the Jewish context, “full betrothal was so binding that its breaking required a certificate of divorce, and the death of one party made the other a widow or widower (m. Ketub. 1:2; m. Sota 1:5; m. Git. passim…)” (R. H. Gundry, Matthew: A Commentary on his Literary and Theological Art, 21).