New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:13-16

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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