Forכִּיhe hatesשָׂנֵאdivorce,שַׁלַּחsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand the one who coversוְכִסָּהhis garmentעַל לְבוּשׁוֹwith violence,חָמָסsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹתSo guard yourselvesוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּםin your spirit,בְּרוּחֲכֶםand do notוְלֹאbetray.תִבְגֹּדוּ
Malachi 2:16
Study it in the app“For 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.”
God calls to account the man who betrayed the wife of his youthDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Malachi 2:16, word by word
- he hatesשָׂנֵאsane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sane” appears- divorceשַׁלַּחshalach
send away
To send away, or divorce one's wife.
Where else “shalach” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and the one who coversכִסָּהchisa
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chisa” appears- his garmentלְבוּשׁlevush
garment
Garment, clothing.
Where else “levush” appears- with violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- So guard yourselvesנִשְׁמַרְתֶּםnishmartem
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “nishmartem” appears- in your spiritרוּחֲruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- betrayתִבְגֹּדוּtivgodu
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “tivgodu” appears
Translation note
“Divorce”: sending away one's wife. It can also be understood: “if one hates her and sends her away, he covers his garment with violence.”
The context
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.
16 · This verse (above)
17You have wearied YHWH with your words. And you say, “How have we wearied him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of YHWH, and in them he delights”; or, “Where is the Elohim of judgment?”