Malachi
Malachi 2:15
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.
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.