Malachi 2:14
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
wa-’ă-mar-tem
And yet you sayConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
whyPrep
4100 [e]מָ֑ה
māh;
whatInterrog
5921 [e]עַ֡ל
‘al
becausePrep
3588 [e]כִּי־
kî-
thatConj
3068 [e]יְהוָה֩
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
5749 [e]הֵעִ֨יד
hê-‘îḏ
has been witnessV-Hifil-Perf-3ms
996 [e]בֵּינְךָ֜
bê-nə-ḵā
Between youPrep | 2ms
996 [e]וּבֵ֣ין ׀
ū-ḇên
andConj-w | Prep
802 [e]אֵ֣שֶׁת
’ê-šeṯ
the wifeN-fsc
5271 [e]נְעוּרֶ֗יךָ
nə-‘ū-re-ḵā,
of your youthN-mpc | 2ms
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֤ר
’ă-šer
with whomPro-r
859 [e]אַתָּה֙
’at-tāh
youPro-2ms
898 [e]בָּגַ֣דְתָּה
bā-ḡaḏ-tāh
have dealt treacherouslyV-Qal-Perf-2ms
  בָּ֔הּ
bāh,
againstPrep | 3fs
1931 [e]וְהִ֥יא
wə-hî
and yet she [is]Conj-w | Pro-3fs
2278 [e]חֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖
ḥă-ḇer-tə-ḵā
your companionN-fsc | 2ms
802 [e]וְאֵ֥שֶׁת
wə-’ê-šeṯ
and your wife byConj-w | N-fsc
1285 [e]בְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃
bə-rî-ṯe-ḵā.
covenantN-fsc | 2ms





















Hebrew Texts
מלאכי 2:14 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם עַל־מָ֑ה עַ֡ל כִּי־יְהוָה֩ הֵעִ֨יד בֵּינְךָ֜ וּבֵ֣ין ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת נְעוּרֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ בָּגַ֣דְתָּה בָּ֔הּ וְהִ֥יא חֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖ וְאֵ֥שֶׁת בְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃

מלאכי 2:14 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואמרתם על־מה על כי־יהוה העיד בינך ובין ׀ אשת נעוריך אשר אתה בגדתה בה והיא חברתך ואשת בריתך׃

מלאכי 2:14 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואמרתם על־מה על כי־יהוה העיד בינך ובין ׀ אשת נעוריך אשר אתה בגדתה בה והיא חברתך ואשת בריתך׃

מלאכי 2:14 Hebrew Bible
ואמרתם על מה על כי יהוה העיד בינך ובין אשת נעוריך אשר אתה בגדתה בה והיא חברתך ואשת בריתך׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

King James Bible
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet you ask, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have acted treacherously against her, though she was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.
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the Lord.

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the wife.

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thy companion.

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