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Malachi 2:10-16

10Have we not all oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259fatherאָ֤ב'avH1?hath not oneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us? why do we deal treacherouslyנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376against his brotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251,by profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hath dealt treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898,and an abominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441is committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;for Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hath profanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490the holinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068which he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157,and hath marriedוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cut offיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772the manלָאִ֨ישׁla.'IshH376that doethיַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya.'a.Se.nahH6213this, the masterעֵ֣ר'erH5782and the scholarוְעֹנֶ֔הve.'o.NehH6030,out of the tabernaclesמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and him that offerethוּמַגִּ֣ישׁu.ma.GishH5066an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13And this have ye doneתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213againשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145,coveringכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,with weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065,and with crying outוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הva.'a.na.KahH603,insomuch that he regardethפְּנוֹת֙pe.nOtH6437not the offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503any more, or receivethוְלָקַ֥חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947itwith good willרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522at your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

14Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Whereforeמָ֑הMahH4100?Because the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068hath been witnessהֵעִ֨ידhe.'IdH5749between thee and the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of thy youthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,against whom thou hast dealt treacherouslyבָּגַ֣דְתָּהba.Gad.tahH898: yet isshe thy companionחֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖cha.ver.te.KhaH2278,and the wifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802of thy covenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.ri.Te.khaH1285.

15And did not he makeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259?Yet had he the residueוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307.And wherefore oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259?That he might seekמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245a godlyאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233.Therefore take heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.mar.TemH8104to your spiritבְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbe.Ru.cha.KhemH7307,and let none deal treacherouslyיִבְגֹּֽד׃yiv.GodH898against the wifeוּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of his youthנְעוּרֶ֖יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271.

16For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559that he hatethשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130putting awayשַׁלַּ֗חsha.LachH7971: for onecoverethוְכִסָּ֤הve.khi.SahH3680violenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555with his garmentלְבוּשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:therefore take heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104to your spiritבְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbe.ru.cha.KhemH7307,that ye deal not treacherouslyתִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃ סtiv.Go.duH898.

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