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מָעַל (mâʻal) v (maw-al')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
KJV: transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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מָעַל vb. act unfaithfully, treacherously, a priestly word {591}

Appears in a total of 35 verses:

CH1 10:13

OET-LV: 13 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _died in_his _of_unfaithfulness which he _had _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH on the _message _of YHWH which not he _kept and_also to_enquire by_necromancy to_consult. (CH1_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 So Shaul died because of his disobedience—when he was unfaithful to Yahweh by not following Yahweh’s instructions, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance (CH1 10:13)

JOS 22:16

OET-LV: 16 Thus all _of they _say the _congregation _of YHWH what is_the_unfaithfulness the_this which you(pl)_have _acted _unfaithfully against_the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) by_turning _back the_day from_after YHWH when_you_built to/for_you(pl) an _altar by_your_rebelling the_day against_YHWH. (JOS_22:16)

OET-RV: 16 “Yahweh’s people are asking, ‘What’s this unfaithfulness that you all have done unfaithfully against Yisrael’s god—turning away from Yahweh when you built an altar for yourselves today in rebellion against Yahweh? (JOS 22:16)

DEU 32:51

OET-LV: 51 On that you(pl)_acted _unfaithfully against_me in _the_middle the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) at_the _waters _of Mərīⱱāh _of Qādēsh the _wilderness _of Tsin/(Zin) on that not you(pl)_honoured _as _holy me in _the_middle the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (DEU_32:51)

OET-RV: 51 That’s because you were unfaithful to me among the Israelis at the Meribah springs in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Tsin, because you didn’t regard me as holy in front of the Israelis. (DEU 32:51)

DAN 9:7

OET-LV: 7 To/for_yourself(m) my_master (the)_righteousness and_belongs_to_us the _shame _of the _faces as_day the_this to_everyone _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_to_the _inhabitants _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_to/for_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) (the)_near and_(the)_far in_all the_lands where you_have _banished _them there in_their _of_unfaithfulness which they _acted _unfaithfully against_you. (DAN_9:7)

OET-RV: 7 Perfect goodness can only be found in you, my master, but we have shame on our faces, as we have today. Yes, the men of Yehudah, the inhabitants of Yerushalem, and all Yisrael whether near or far away, in all the countries where you’ve driven them because of their treachery against you. (DAN 9:7)

EZE 39:23

OET-LV: 23 And_they _will _know the_nations if/because _that for_their _of_iniquity the _house _of they _went _into _exile of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on that they _had _acted _unfaithfully against_me face _of_my and_I _hid from_them and_I_gave _them in_the _hand _of their _foes _of_of and_they _fell by_sword of _them _of_all. (EZE_39:23)

OET-RV: 23 The nations will know that the Israeli people went into captivity because of how they betrayed me with their disobedience, so I distanced myself from them and handed them over to their adversaries so that they all died in the battle. (EZE 39:23)

CH2 12:2

OET-LV: 2 and_he/it _was in_year (the)_fifth to/for_the _king Rəḩaⱱˊām Shiyshaq he _came _up the _king _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because they _had _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH. (CH2_12:2)

OET-RV: 2 Because they were unfaithful to Yahweh, King Shishak from Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim) came to attack Yerushalem in the fifth year of Rehaveam’s reign (CH2 12:2)

CH1 5:25

OET-LV: 25 And_they _acted _unfaithfully against_the _god _of their _ancestors _of_of and_they _played _the _prostitute after the _gods _of the _peoples _of the_earth/land which he _had _destroyed god from_before _of_them. (CH1_5:25)

OET-RV: 25 But they disobeyed their ancestors’ god, and they prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples that God had destroyed ahead of them in that region. (CH1 5:25)

JOS 7:1

OET-LV: 7 And_ the _people _of _they _acted _unfaithfully of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) unfaithfulness in_thing[s] and_ ˊĀkān _he/it _took the _son _of Karmī/(Carmi) the _son _of Zaⱱdiy the _son _of Zeraḩ of_the _tribe _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) some _of the _devoted_thing[s] and_it _glowed/burnt the _anger of_YHWH on_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (JOS_7:1)

OET-RV: 7 However the Israelis disobeyed the command about not taking anything. Achan (son of Karmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Yehudah) took something that was prohibited, so Yahweh was angry with the Israelis. (JOS 7:1)

LEV 5:21

OET-LV: 21  anyone if/because it _will _sin and_it _will _act _unfaithfully unfaithfulness against_YHWH and_he _will _deny (in)_his_fellow _of_citizen (in)_a_deposit or (in)_deposited_property _of a _hand or (in)_a_robbery or he _has _oppressed DOM citizen _of_his _fellow. (LEV_5:21)

EZE 39:26

OET-LV: 26 And_they _will _bear DOM disgrace _of_their and_DOM all _of unfaithfulness _of_their which they _acted _unfaithfully against_me when_they_dwell on land _of_their _own to_security and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies. (EZE_39:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then they’ll bear their shame and all the treason in which they betrayed me. They’ll forget all that when they rest in their land in safety, with no one to terrify them (EZE 39:26)

LEV 5:15

OET-LV: 15 Anyone if/because it _will _act _unfaithfully unfaithfulness and_it _will _sin by_inadvertence from_the _holy _things _of YHWH and_he _will _bring DOM offering _of_his _guilt to/for_YHWH a _ram unblemished from the_flock by_your _of_valuation silver _of shekels by_the _shekel _of the _holy _place to_a _guilt _offering. (LEV_5:15)

OET-RV: 15 “If someone acts unfaithfully but unintentionally desecrates something that’s sacred to Yahweh, then because of their guilt, that person must present ram with no defects from the flock, or silver coins using the official valuation, as a guilt offering. (LEV 5:15)

NUM 5:27

OET-LV: 27 And_he_will _make _her _drink DOM the_waters and_she _will _be if she _has _made _herself _unclean and_she _has _acted _unfaithfully unfaithfulness against_her _of_husband and_they _will _go in_her the_waters which_bring_a _curse to_bitter_things and_it _will _swell belly _of_her and_it _will _fall thigh _of_her and_she _will _become the_woman (into)_a_curse in_the _midst _of her _people _of_of. (NUM_5:27)

OET-RV: 27 After she’s drunk it, if she was ‘unclean’ and unfaithful to her husband, the water will carry that curse into her, and her belly will swell and her genitals will get diseased, and the woman will become a curse among her people. (NUM 5:27)

CH1 2:7

OET-LV: 7 and_the _sons of _Karmī/(Carmi) were_ˊĀkār who_troubled Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who he _acted _unfaithfully in_thing[s]. (CH1_2:7)

OET-RV: 7 Zimri had a son named Karmi. Karmi had a son named Akar who brought trouble into Yisrael by violating a ban on devoted things. (CH1 2:7)

CH2 29:6

OET-LV: 6 If/because fathers _of_our they _acted _unfaithfully and_they _did the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of YHWH god _of_our and_they_abandoned _him and_they _turned faces _of_their away_from _the _tabernacle _of YHWH and_they _gave a _neck. (CH2_29:6)

OET-RV: 6 because our fathers were unfaithful and disobeyed our god Yahweh. Then they abandoned him and had no more interest in this temple and turned their back on it all. (CH2 29:6)

EZR 10:10

OET-LV: 10 and_ ˊEzrāʼ _he/it _rose _up the_priest/officer and_he/it _said to_them you(pl) you(pl)_have _acted _unfaithfully and_you(pl)_have _married women foreign to_add to the _guilt _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZR_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then the priest Ezra stood up and announced, “You yourselves have acted unfaithfully and have married foreign women, thus adding to Yisrael’s guilt in God’s eyes. (EZR 10:10)

EZE 20:27

OET-LV: 27 for_so/thus/hence speak to the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) Oh _son _of humankind and_you _will _say to_them thus my_master he _says YHWH again this ancestors _of_your(pl) they _blasphemed me when_they_acted _unfaithfully against_me unfaithfulness. (EZE_20:27)

OET-RV: 27 Therefore, humanity’s child, speak to the Israeli people and tell them that the master Yahweh says this: ‘That was also how your ancestors blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to me. (EZE 20:27)

CH2 28:22

OET-LV: 22 And_at_the _time _of harassed to_him/it and_he _increased to_act _unfaithfully against_YHWH that the_king ʼĀḩāz. (CH2_28:22)

OET-RV: 22 While King Ahaz was experiencing those troubles, he disobeyed Yahweh even more (CH2 28:22)

LEV 26:40

OET-LV: 40 And_they _will _confess DOM iniquity _of_their and_DOM the _iniquity _of their _ancestors _of_of by_their _of_unfaithfulness which they _acted _unfaithfully against_me and_also (cmp) they _walked with_me in_contrariness. (LEV_26:40)

OET-RV: 40 ◙ (LEV 26:40)

JOS 22:31

OET-LV: 31 And_ Pinḩāş _he/it _said the _son _of ʼElˊāzār the_priest/officer to the _descendants _of Rəʼūⱱēn and_near/to the _descendants _of Gād and_near/to the _descendants _of Mənashsheh the_day we _know if/because _that is_among _of_us YHWH that not you(pl)_have _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH the_unfaithfulness the_this then you(pl)_have _delivered DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the _hand _of YHWH. (JOS_22:31)

OET-RV: 31 so Finehas (the late Eleazar’s son) told them, “Today we realise that Yahweh is among us and that you all haven’t acted unfaithfully against him, so therefore you’ve prevented Yahweh from needing to punish us.” (JOS 22:31)

PRO 16:10

OET-LV: 10 Divination is_on the_lips _of a _king in_judgement not it _will _act _unfaithfully mouth _of_his. (PRO_16:10)

OET-RV: 10 Inspired judgements come from the king’s lips.
⇔ When making judgements, his mouth must not betray justice. (PRO 16:10)

EZE 17:20

OET-LV: 20 And_I _will _spread on/upon/above_him/it net _of_my and_he _will _be _caught in_my _hunting _of_net and_I_will _bring _him to_Bāⱱel and_I _will _enter _into _judgement with_him/it there unfaithfulness _of_his which he _has _acted _unfaithfully against_me. (EZE_17:20)

OET-RV: 20 I’ll spread my net out over him, and he’ll be caught in my trap, and I’ll take him to Babylon and handle his judgement there for the treason he committed when he betrayed me. (EZE 17:20)

CH2 26:16

OET-LV: 16 And_according_to _of_his _strengthening his/its_heart it _was _haughty until (to)_behaved_corruptly and_he _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH his/its_god and_he _went into the _temple _of YHWH to_make _smoke on the _altar _of (the)_incense. (CH2_26:16)

OET-RV: 16 However, at the peak of his strength he became very arrogant and that led to his destruction. He disobeyed his god Yahweh and went into the temple to burn incense on the incense altar. (CH2 26:16)

CH2 36:14

OET-LV: 14 Also all _of the _leaders _of the _priests and_the_people they _increased to_act _unfaithfully unfaithfulness according_to _all _of the _abominations _of the_nations and_they _made _unclean DOM the _house _of YHWH which he _had _consecrated in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH2_36:14)

OET-RV: 14 In addition, all the leaders of the priests and the people of Yehudah became more and more unfaithful and doing disgusting things often done in other nations, then they defiled Yahweh’s residence which he had consecrated in Yerushalem. (CH2 36:14)

EZE 15:8

OET-LV: 8 And_I _will _make DOM the_earth/land a _desolation because they _have _acted _unfaithfully unfaithfulness the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE_15:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then I’ll make the land into an abandoned wasteland because they chose to worship other gods. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.” (EZE 15:8)

NUM 5:12

OET-LV: 12 Speak to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you _will _say to_them a _man a _man if/because she _will _turn _aside his/its_wife/woman and_she _will _act _unfaithfully in_him/it unfaithfulness. (NUM_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 “Tell the Israelis that if any man’s wife has an affair and is unfaithful towards him, (NUM 5:12)

NEH 13:27

OET-LV: 27 And_to_you(pl) will_we _listen to_do DOM all _of the_evil (the)_great (the)_this to_act _unfaithfully against_our _of_god by_marrying wives foreign. (NEH_13:27)

OET-RV: 27 So do we need to hear about all of you doing this terrible evil of being unfaithful to God by marrying foreign wives?” (NEH 13:27)

NUM 5:6

OET-LV: 6 Speak to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) a _man or a _woman if/because they _will _do from_all the _sins _of the_humankind by_acting _unfaithfully unfaithfulness against_YHWH and_it _will _be _guilty the_living _creatures the_that. (NUM_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 “Tell the Israelis that when any man or a woman disobeys God by doing any of the things that humans do when they’re unfaithful towards Yahweh, then that person is guilty (NUM 5:6)

NEH 1:8

OET-LV: 8 Remember please DOM the_message which you _commanded DOM Mosheh servant _of_your to_say you(pl) you(pl)_will _act _unfaithfully I I _will _scatter you(pl) among_peoples. (NEH_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 Please remember that you told your servant Mosheh that if we act unfaithfully, you yourself would scatter us among the nations, (NEH 1:8)

CH2 26:18

OET-LV: 18 And_they _took _their _stand on ˊUzziy^yāh the_king and_they _said to_him/it not to/for_yourself(m) Oh _ˊUzziy^yāh to_make _smoke to/for_YHWH if/because to_priests the _descendants _of ʼAhₐron who_are_consecrated to_make _smoke go _out from the_sanctuary if/because you _have _acted _unfaithfully and_not to/for_yourself(m) for_honour from_YHWH god. (CH2_26:18)

OET-RV: 18 They confronted King Uzziyah and challenged him, “It’s not permitted for you, Uzziyah, to sacrifice to Yahweh, only for Aharon’s descendants the priests—the ones consecrated to sacrifice. Leave the sanctuary, because you’ve disobeyed Yahweh God so now he won’t honour you.” (CH2 26:18)

CH2 30:7

OET-LV: 7 And_do _not be like_your(pl)_of_fathers and_like_your(pl)_of_brothers who they _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH the _god _of their _ancestors _of_of and_he_made _them into_a _horror just_as you(pl) are_seeing. (CH2_30:7)

OET-RV: 7 Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who weren’t faithful to Yahweh, the god of their ancestors, provoking him to leave them decimated as you can see. (CH2 30:7)

JOS 22:20

OET-LV: 20 Am_not ˊĀkān the _son _of Zeraḩ did _he _act _unfaithfully unfaithfulness in_thing[s] and_towards all _of the _congregation _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) anger it _was and_he was_a _man one not did _he _die for_his _of_iniquity. (JOS_22:20)

OET-RV: 20 Didn’t Akan act unfaithfully taking something that was forbidden and all of us suffered as a result of it? It wasn’t just him alone that died because of that.’ ” (JOS 22:20)

EZR 10:2

OET-LV: 2 and_ Shəkan^yāh _he _answered the _son _of Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jehiel)) from_(the)_sons of _ˊĒylām and_he/it _said to_ˊEzrāʼ we we _have _acted _unfaithfully against_our _of_god and_we _have _married women foreign from_the _peoples _of the_earth/land and_now there_is hope for_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on this. (EZR_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then Yehiel’s son Shekanyah (from the sons of Eylam) answered and admitted to Ezra, “We ourselves have behaved unfaithfully towards our god and have married foreign women from the other people groups in this region. But there’s still hope for Yisrael concerning this. (EZR 10:2)

EZE 18:24

OET-LV: 24 and_when_turns _away the_righteous from_his _of_righteousness and_he _will _do injustice according_to _all _of the_abominations which he _did the _wicked_person he _will _do and_will _he _live all _of righteousness(es)_of_his which he _did not they _will _be _remembered for_his _of_unfaithfulness which he _has _acted _unfaithfully and_for_his _of_sin which he _has _sinned for_them he _will _die. (EZE_18:24)

OET-RV: 24 But if a righteous person turns away from their righteousness, and disobeys and does disgusting things like the wicked people do, then will they live? All the good things that had been done won’t be called to mind when they betray me in their treason, so they’ll die in the sins that they committed. (EZE 18:24)

CH2 28:19

OET-LV: 19 If/because YHWH he _had _humbled DOM Yəhūdāh in_account _of ʼĀḩāz the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because he _had _allowed _lack _of _restraint in_Yəhūdāh and_he _had _acted _unfaithfully unfaithfulness against_YHWH. (CH2_28:19)

OET-RV: 19 because Yahweh was humbling King Ahaz as he’d thrown off restraint in Yehudah and been very unfaithful to Yahweh. (CH2 28:19)

EZE 14:13

OET-LV: 13 Oh _son _of humankind a _land if/because it _will _sin to_me by_acting _unfaithfully unfaithfulness and_I _will _stretch _out hand _of_my on/upon_it(f) and_I _will _break to/for_her/it staff _of bread and_I _will _send on_it famine and_I _will _cut _off from_her/it humankind and_animal[s]. (EZE_14:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Humanity’s child, when a country sins against me by choosing to worship other gods, so that I decide to take action against it, then I’ll break the cycle of food production and send a famine out over it. I’ll punish both people and animals from that land (EZE 14:13)

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