Malachi

Malachi 2:14–15

¹⁴Yet you ask, “Why?”

It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

¹⁵Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

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Malachi 2:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
It is because	עַ֡ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָה֩	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has been a witness	הֵעִ֨יד	hê·‘îḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
between you	בֵּינְךָ֜	bê·nə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
and	וּבֵ֣ין׀	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of your youth	נְעוּרֶ֗יךָ	nə·‘ū·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
against whom	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have broken faith	בָּגַ֣דְתָּה	bā·ḡaḏ·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
though she is	וְהִ֥יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
your companion	חֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖	ḥă·ḇer·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2278 consort
and your wife	וְאֵ֥שֶׁת	wə·’ê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
by covenant	בְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃	bə·rî·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1285 covenant

Malachi 2:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Has not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
made them	עָשָׂ֗ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
having a portion	וּשְׁאָ֥ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7605 remain, be left over
of the Spirit	ר֙וּחַ֙	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
And why	וּמָה֙	ū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
one	הָֽאֶחָ֔ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
Because He seeks	מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
godly	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
offspring	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
So guard yourselves	וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙	wə·niš·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
in your spirit	בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם	bə·rū·ḥă·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
break faith	יִבְגֹּֽד׃	yiḇ·gōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H898 act or deal treacherously
with the wife	וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת	ū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of your youth	נְעוּרֶ֖יךָ	nə·‘ū·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young

Cross-references

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Malachi 2:14 Malachi 2:15 · Ecclesiastes 9:9 · Isaiah 54:6 · Genesis 31:50 · Proverbs 2:17 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Jeremiah 42:5 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Micah 1:2 · Proverbs 30:20 · Malachi 1:6–7

Malachi 2:15 Matthew 19:4–6 · Malachi 2:14 · Mark 10:6–8 · Genesis 2:20–24 · Genesis 1:27 · 1 Timothy 3:11–12 · 2 Corinthians 6:18 · 1 Corinthians 7:14 · Hosea 1:10 · 1 Timothy 3:4–5 · Titus 1:6 · Job 27:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.