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Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. (KJV)
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בָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.Dahit has acted treacherously
Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to act treacherously
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 1
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 2
וְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.Vahand an abomination
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 3
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.Tahit has been done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 4
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 5
וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.Limand in Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 6
כִּ֣י\׀kifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 7
חִלֵּ֣לchi.Lelit has profaned
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 8
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 9
קֹ֤דֶשׁKo.desh[the] sanctuary of
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 10
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 12
אָהֵ֔ב'a.Hevhe loves
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 13
וּבָעַ֖לu.va.'Aland it has married
Lemma: בָּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1166I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: rule: to marry
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:1, Proverbs 30:23, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1166I; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 14
בַּת\־bat-a daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 15
אֵ֥ל'ela god of
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: god
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 32:21, Job 41:25, Psalms 29:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410K; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 16
נֵכָֽר\׃ne.Kharforeignness
Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT Malachi 2:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| has broken faith | → | בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously |
| an abomination | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| has been committed | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| in Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| has profaned | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| beloved | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| sanctuary | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| by marrying | → | בָּעַל H1166I rule: to marry |
| the daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of a foreign | → | נֵכָר H5236 foreign |
| god | → | אֵל H0410K god |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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