# the married woman

This refers to any woman who is married.

# bound by law to the husband

"Bound" here is a metaphor, as if she were tied to her husband by ropes. AT: "tied by law to the husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# she will be called an adulteress

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God will consider her an adulteress" or "people will call her an adulteress" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# she is free from the law,

"Free" here is an idiom meaning the ability to live without being accused by the law of committing adultery. AT: "she is able to live without being accused of committing adultery."  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])



# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/law]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/free]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/adultery]]