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Malachi 2:15 Interlinear

And wherefore one And did not he make Yet had he the residue of the spirit And wherefore one That he might seek seed a godly Therefore take heed of the spirit against the wife of his youth and let none deal treacherously

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2הָֽאֶחָ֔דH259And wherefore oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
3עָשָׂ֗הH6213And did not he maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
4וּשְׁאָ֥רH7605Yet had he the residuea remainder
5בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םH7307of the spiritwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
6ל֔וֹH0
7וּמָה֙H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
8הָֽאֶחָ֔דH259And wherefore oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
9מְבַקֵּ֖שׁH1245That he might seekto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
10זֶ֣רַעH2233seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
11אֱלֹהִ֑יםH430a godlygods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
12וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙H8104Therefore take heedproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
13בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םH7307of the spiritwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
14וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתH802against the wifea woman
15נְעוּרֶ֖יךָH5271of his youth(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
16אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
17יִבְגֹּֽד׃H898and let none deal treacherouslyto cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage

Verse Context

Malachi 2:14Yet ye say Wherefore Because the LORD...
Malachi 2:15 (current) And wherefore one And did not he make Yet had he the residue of the spirit And wherefore one That he might seek seed a godly Therefore take heed of the spirit against the wife of his youth and let none deal treacherously
Malachi 2:16 that he hateth putting away saith For the LORD the God...

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