Study it in the app“And 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.”
God calls to account the man who betrayed the wife of his youthDating and Marriage
And did he notוְלֹאmakeעָשָׂהone,אֶחָדand a remnantוּשְׁאָרof spiritרוּחַis his?לוֹAnd whatוּמָהof the one?הָאֶחָדHe was seekingמְבַקֵּשׁoffspringזֶרַעof Elohim.אֱלֹהִיםSo guard yourselvesוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּםin your spirit,בְּרוּחֲכֶםand do notאַלlet anyone betrayיִבְגֹּדthe wifeוּבְאֵשֶׁתof your youth.נְעוּרֶיךָ
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsrest, remainder
Rest: what is left of something.
Where else “shear” appearsspirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakesh” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zera” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearstake care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “nishmartem” appearsact treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “yivgod” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appearsyouth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neure” appearsA very difficult verse in Hebrew. It can be understood this way: God made the two of them one, and gave them his spirit, because he was seeking offspring for himself (compare Genesis 2:24).
14And 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16For he hates divorce, says YHWH, Elohim of Israel, and the one who covers his garment with violence, says YHWH Tsevaot. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not betray.
