New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:10-16

10“Do we not allלְכֻלָּ֔נוּle.khu.La.nuH3605haveoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259fatherאָ֤ב'avH1?Has not oneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us? Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do we dealנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898treacherouslyH898eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376against his brotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251so as to profaneלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063has dealtH898treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898,and an abominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441has been committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;for Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hasprofanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490the sanctuaryקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He lovesאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157and has marriedוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Asfor the manלָאִ֨ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834doesיַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya.'a.Se.nahH6213this, may theLordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068cutיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772offH3772from the tentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290everyonewho awakesעֵ֣ר'erH5782and answersוְעֹנֶ֔הve.'o.NehH6030, or whopresentsוּמַגִּ֣ישׁu.ma.GishH5066an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13“ThisH2088isanotherH8145thingשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145you doתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213:you coverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,with weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065and with groaningוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הva.'a.na.KahH603,becauseH4480Henoמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369longerע֗וֹדodH5750regardsפְּנוֹת֙pe.nOtH6437theofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503or acceptsוְלָקַ֥חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947it withfavorרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522from your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

14Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘For whatH4100reasonעַל־'al-H5921 H4100?’Becauseעַ֡ל כִּי־'al ki-H5921 H3588the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068has been a witnessהֵעִ֨ידhe.'IdH5749betweenH996you and thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of your youthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,against whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have dealtבָּגַ֣דְתָּהba.Gad.tahH898treacherouslyH898,though she is your companionחֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖cha.ver.te.KhaH2278and your wifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802by covenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.ri.Te.khaH1285.

15But not oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259hasdoneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213sowho has a remnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of the Spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307. Andwhatוּמָה֙u.MahH4100did thatoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259dowhile he was seekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245agodlyאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430offspringזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233?Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104then to your spiritבְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbe.Ru.cha.KhemH7307,and let noאַל־'al-H408one dealיִבְגֹּֽד׃yiv.GodH898treacherouslyH898against the wifeוּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of your youthנְעוּרֶ֖יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271.

16ForI hateשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130divorceשַׁלַּ֗חsha.LachH7971,”saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “andhim who coversוְכִסָּ֤הve.khi.SahH3680his garmentלְבוּשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830withwrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “So takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104to your spiritבְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbe.ru.cha.KhemH7307,that you do not dealH898treacherouslyתִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃ סtiv.Go.duH898.”

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