Malachi

Malachi 2:16

¹⁶“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,”^b says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Footnotes

b 2:16 Or “For the man who hates his wife and divorces her,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “covers his garment with violence,”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hate	שָׂנֵ֣א	śā·nê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8130 hate
divorce	שַׁלַּ֗ח	šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
says	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
He	וְכִסָּ֤ה	wə·ḵis·sāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
his garment	לְבוּשׁ֔וֹ	lə·ḇū·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
violence	חָמָס֙	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֑וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
So guard yourselves	וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם	wə·niš·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
in your spirit	בְּרוּחֲכֶ֖ם	bə·rū·ḥă·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
break faith	תִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃ס	ṯiḇ·gō·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously

Cross-references

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Matthew 19:3–9 · Matthew 5:31–32 · Mark 10:2–12 · Luke 16:18 · Proverbs 28:13 · Isaiah 50:1 · Micah 7:2–3 · Deuteronomy 24:1–4 · Isaiah 59:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.