Malachi 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 2:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶחָ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
עָשָׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּשְׁאָ֥ר
shᵉʼâr
H7605
remnant
ר֨וּחַ֙
rûwach
H7307
spirit
ל֔וֹ
וּמָה֙
mâh
H4100
what
הָֽאֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
זֶ֣רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙
shâmar
H8104
to keep
בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
נְעוּרֶ֖יךָ
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִבְגֹּֽד
bâgad
H898
to betray
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World English Bible Public Domain
Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
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King James Version Public Domain
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And did he not make one, and a remnant of spirit to him? And why one? seeking seed of God. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not deal treacherously with the wife of your youth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).