Malachi

Malachi 2:14

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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yet you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Whyעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
It is becauseעַ֡ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has been a witnessהֵעִ֨ידhê·‘îḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
between youבֵּינְךָ֜bê·nə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH996 interval, space between
andוּבֵ֣ין׀ū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
of your youthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָnə·‘ū·re·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5271 youth, juvenility, young
against whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
have broken faithבָּגַ֣דְתָּהbā·ḡaḏ·tāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH898 act or deal treacherously
though she isוְהִ֥יאwə·hîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
your companionחֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖ḥă·ḇer·tə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2278 consort
and your wifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתwə·’ê·šeṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
by covenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃bə·rî·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1285 covenant

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.