Study it in the app“And you say, “Why?” Because YHWH has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, whom you have betrayed, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.”
God calls to account the man who betrayed the wife of his youthDating and Marriage
And you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“Why?”עַל מָהBecauseעַל כִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas been witnessהֵעִידbetween youבֵּינְךָandוּבֵיןthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof your youth,נְעוּרֶיךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהhave betrayed,בָּגַדְתָּה בָּהּthough sheוְהִיאis your companionחֲבֶרְתְּךָand the wifeוְאֵשֶׁתof your covenant.בְּרִיתֶךָ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amartem” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearstestify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “heid” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appearsyouth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neure” appearsact treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bagadta” appearscompanion
Companion, the wife joined by covenant. It appears only in Malachi 2:14: “your companion and the wife of your covenant.”
Where else “chavert” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berite” appears13And this a second thing you do: cover the altar of YHWH with tears, with weeping and groaning, because he no longer turns to the offering or takes it with favor from your hand.
14 · This verse (above)
15And did he not make one, and a remnant of spirit is his? And what of the one? He was seeking offspring of Elohim. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not let anyone betray the wife of your youth.
