Malachi

Malachi 2:10

¹⁰Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do we not	הֲל֨וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
all	לְכֻלָּ֔נוּ	lə·ḵul·lā·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
have one	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
Father	אָ֤ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
Did not	הֲל֛וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אֶֽחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
God	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
create us	בְּרָאָ֑נוּ	bə·rā·’ā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H1254 shape, create
Why then	מַדּ֗וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
do we break faith	נִבְגַּד֙	niḇ·gaḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
with one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	בְּאָחִ֔יו	bə·’ā·ḥîw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
so as to profane	לְחַלֵּ֖ל	lə·ḥal·lêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2490 bore, pierce
the covenant	בְּרִ֥ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of our fathers	אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.