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Malachi 2:11

Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
Malachi 2:11
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בָּגְדָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וְתוֹעֵבָ֛ה נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֣י׀ חִלֵּ֣ל יְהוּדָ֗ה קֹ֤דֶשׁ יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהֵ֔ב וּבָעַ֖ל בַּת־אֵ֥ל נֵכָֽר׃

  1. בָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.Dah“it has acted treacherously”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּגַד · “to act treacherously” · Strong's H0898
  2. יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  3. וְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.Vah“and an abomination”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  4. נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.Tah“it has been done”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  5. בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'El“in Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.Lim“and in Jerusalem”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  7. כִּ֣י׀ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. חִלֵּ֣לchi.Lel“it has profaned”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  9. יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  10. קֹ֤דֶשׁKo.desh“[the] sanctuary of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  11. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. אָהֵ֔ב'a.Hev“he loves”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  14. וּבָעַ֖לu.va.'Al“and it has married”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּעַל · “to marry” · Strong's H1166I
  15. בַּת־bat-“a daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  16. אֵ֥ל'el“a god of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “god” · Strong's H0410K
  17. נֵכָֽר׃ne.Khar“foreignness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵכָר · “foreign” · Strong's H5236
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)