Verse 10
Malachi 2:10
Bible in Basic English
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Have we not all one father? has not one God (Elohim) made us? why are we, every one of us, acting falsely to his brother, putting shame on the agreement of our fathers?
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/ל֨וֹא אָ֤ב אֶחָד֙ לְ/כֻלָּ֔/נוּ הֲ/ל֛וֹא אֵ֥ל אֶֽחָ֖ד בְּרָאָ֑/נוּ מַדּ֗וּעַ נִבְגַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ בְּ/אָחִ֔י/ו לְ/חַלֵּ֖ל בְּרִ֥ית אֲבֹתֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
Is there not one father for all of us? Is there not one God who created us? Why does one deal treacherously against his brother, to profane the covenant of our ancestors?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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8
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9
And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not ke...
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10
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12
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13
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14
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15
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