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# Why does he not?
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The full thought is "Why does he not turn toward the offering or accept it with favor from our hand?" (See: [Malachi 2:13](./13.md)) Some translators may decide to provide this entire thought in their versions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the wife of your youth
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"the woman you married when you were young"
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# Yahweh was a witness between you and the wife of your youth
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This statement assumes that this woman is still living. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# a witness between you and the wife of your youth
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Here a witness to an agreement between two people is thought of as standing between them in order to testify about what they agreed to, in case a dispute arises between the two people. This sentence also was meant to remind the people that Yahweh would punish any Israelite who broke the covenant of marriage. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Did he not make them one, with a portion of his spirit?
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This question may be expressed as a statement. AT: "He certainly made husband and wife one, with a portion of his spirit." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# make them one
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This expression implies making husband and wife one flesh. AT: "make husband and wife one flesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# an offspring from God
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Children who would honor and obey God.
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# she was your companion and your wife by covenant
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This statement implies that many of the Israelites had divorced their wives. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# by covenant
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"by the covenant of marriage that you agreed to"
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# I hate divorce
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Here "divorce" stands for the act of divorce, when a man sends away his wife, so as to end his marriage to her. AT: "I hate it when a man divorces his wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the one who covers his garment with violence
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This phrase probably means any man who is violent toward his wife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless
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"So be careful to be loyal to your wife"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/offspring]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/divorce]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/offspring]] |