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מַעַלJos 7

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Other uses (10) of identical word form מַעַל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַעַל’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘unfaithfulness’.

LEV 5:15 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘trespass’ OSHB LEV 5:15 word 4

OET-LV: 15Anyone 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: 15If 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)

LEV 5:21 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘breach_of_faith’ OSHB LEV 5:21 word 5

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)

NUM 5:6 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘sin’ OSHB NUM 5:6 word 14

OET-LV: 6Speak to the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(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)

NUM 5:27 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB NUM 5:27 word 8

OET-LV: 27And_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: 27After 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)

NUM 31:16 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB NUM 31:16 word 9

OET-LV: 16There they they_were to_the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) by_the_message_of Bilˊām to_offer unfaithfulness in_YHWH on the_matter_of Pəˊōr and_it_became the_plague among_the_congregation_of YHWH.   (NUM_31:16)

OET-RV: 16“They’re the very ones who did what Bileam (Balaam) suggested to urge the people to be unfaithful to Yahweh at Peor, leading to the plague that struck Yahweh’s people. (NUM 31:16)

JOS 22:20 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB JOS 22:20 word 6

OET-LV: 20Am_not ˊĀkān the_son_of Zeraḩ did_he_act_unfaithfully unfaithfulness in_thing[s] and_towards all_of the_congregation_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) anger it_was and_he was_a_man one not did_he_die for_his_of_iniquity.   (JOS_22:20)

OET-RV: 20Didn’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)

2 CHR 28:19 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB 2 CHR 28:19 word 14

OET-LV: 19If/because YHWH he_had_humbled DOM Yəhūdāh in_account_of ʼĀḩāz the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) if/because he_had_allowed_lack_of_restraint in_Yəhūdāh and_he_had_acted_unfaithfully unfaithfulness against_YHWH.   (CH2_28:19)

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

2 CHR 36:14 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB 2 CHR 36:14 word 8

OET-LV: 14Also 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: 14In 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 14:13 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB EZE 14:13 word 8

OET-LV: 13Oh_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)

EZE 15:8 contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB EZE 15:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8And_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: 8Then 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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מַעַל’’ have 2 different glosses: ‘the_unfaithfulness_of’, ‘unfaithfulness’.

Hebrew words (18) other than מַעַל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘unfaithfulness’

Have 18 other words (מָעַל, בְּמַעֲלָם, בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ, בַּמַּעַל, מַעַל, מַעַל, בְּמַעֲלוֹ, בְּמַעַל, מָעַל, מָעַל, בְּמַעֲלָם, בְּמַעֲלָם, מַעֲלָם, וּמַעְלוֹ, הַמַּעַל, הַמַּעַל, בְּמַעֲלוֹ, מַעֲלוֹ) with 6 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘מַעַל’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מַעַל’, Lemmas=‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’, Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’)

LEV 26:40בְּמַעֲלָם (bəmaˊₐlām)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘by, their_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, treachery_of, their’ OSHB LEV 26:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40And_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)

NUM 5:12מָעַל (māˊal)  Lemma=‘מַעַל’ contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ OSHB NUM 5:12 word 14

OET-LV: 12Speak to the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(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: 12Tell the Israelis that if any man’s wife has an affair and is unfaithful towards him, (NUM 5:12)

JOS 22:16הַמַּעַל (hammaˊal)  Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מַעַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[is]_the, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘the, treachery’ OSHB JOS 22:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16Thus all_of they_say the_congregation_of YHWH what is_the_unfaithfulness the_this which you(pl)_have_acted_unfaithfully against_the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(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 godturning away from Yahweh when you built an altar for yourselves today in rebellion against Yahweh? (JOS 22:16)

JOS 22:22בְּמַעַל (bəmaˊal)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, treachery’ OSHB JOS 22:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22ʼĒl god YHWH ʼĒl god YHWH he is_knowing and_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) it let_it_know if in_rebellion and_if in_unfaithfulness on_YHWH do_not save_us the_day (the)_this.   (JOS_22:22)

OET-RV: 22“Yahweh is the god of gods. Yahweh is the god of gods. He knows, and as for the Israeli people, let them know also—if it was in rebellion or in unfaithfulness against Yahweh, don’t bother trying to save us today. (JOS 22:22)

JOS 22:31הַמַּעַל (hammaˊal)  Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מַעַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘the, treachery’ OSHB JOS 22:31 word 24

OET-LV: 31And_ 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 Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_the_hand_of YHWH.   (JOS_22:31)

OET-RV: 31so 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)

1 CHR 9:1בְּמַעֲלָם (bəmaˊₐlām)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, their_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, unfaithfulness_of, their’ OSHB 1 CHR 9:1 word 13

OET-LV: 9and_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they_had_themselves_enrolled and_there_they are_written on the_scroll_of the_kings_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) they_were_taken_into_exile to_Bāⱱel in_their_of_unfaithfulness.   (CH1_9:1)

OET-RV: 9So the genealogy of all Israelis was listed—yes, written on the scroll of Yisrael’s kings.
¶ Then Yehudah (Judah) was taken into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. (CH1 9:1)

1 CHR 10:13בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ (bəmaˊₐlō)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, his_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, unfaithfulness_of, his’ OSHB 1 CHR 10:13 word 3

OET-LV: 13And_ 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: 13So 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)

2 CHR 29:19בְּמַעֲלוֹ (bəmaˊₐlō)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, his_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, unfaithfulness_of, he’ OSHB 2 CHR 29:19 word 9

OET-LV: 19And_DOM all_of the_vessels which he_had_rejected the_king ʼĀḩāz in_his_of_reign in_his_of_unfaithfulness we_have_prepared and_we_have_consecrated and_there_they to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_altar_of YHWH.   (CH2_29:19)

OET-RV: 19We’ve prepared and consecrated all the items which King Ahaz had rejected in his reign of unfaithfulness, and they’re back in front of Yahweh’s altar.” (CH2 29:19)

2 CHR 33:19וּמַעְלוֹ (ūmaˊlō)  Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, his_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘and, unfaithfulness_of, his’ OSHB 2 CHR 33:19 word 6

OET-LV: 19And_his_of_prayer and_being_entreated to_him/it and_all sin_of_his and_his_of_unfaithfulness and_the_places which he_built in/among_them high_places and_he_set_up the_ʼAshērāh_poles and_the_idols to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before he_humbled_himself there_they are_written on the_words/messages_of Ḩōzay.   (CH2_33:19)

OET-RV: 19It’s written in ‘The Words of Hozay’ about his disobedience and unfaithful activities, and how he’d built the hilltop shrines and Asherah poles and idols before he’d humbled himself, as well as the response to his pleading in his prayer. (CH2 33:19)

EZRA 9:2בַּמַּעַל (bammaˊal)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, unfaithfulness’ OSHB EZRA 9:2 word 15

OET-LV: 2If/because they_have_taken some_of_their_daughters to/for_them and_for_their_of_sons and_ the_offspring_of _they_have_mixed_themselves of_(the)_holiness with_the_peoples_of the_lands and_the_hand_of the_leaders and_the_officials it_has_been in_unfaithfulness the_this first.   (EZR_9:2)

OET-RV: 2Instead, they’ve taken women from those peoples as wives for themselves and their sons, so they’ve diluted their sacred heritage with the anti-God customs of those peoples. But the worst is that it’s our leaders and officials that have been at the forefront in this unfaithfulness.” (EZR 9:2)

EZRA 9:4מַעַל (maˊal)  Lemma=‘מַעַל’ contextual word gloss=‘the_unfaithfulness_of’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness_of’ OSHB EZRA 9:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4And_to_me every they_gathered person_trembling at_the_words/messages_of the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) on the_unfaithfulness_of the_exile[s] and_I was_sitting appalled until (to)_the_offering_of the_evening.   (EZR_9:4)

OET-RV: 4Any others who respectfully followed Yisrael’s god’s instructions and who were concerned about the unfaithfulness of the exiles, joined with me and I sat there appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice. (EZR 9:4)

EZRA 10:6מַעַל (maˊal)  Lemma=‘מַעַל’ contextual word gloss=‘the_unfaithfulness_of’ word gloss=‘unfaithfulness_of’ OSHB EZRA 10:6 word 23

OET-LV: 6And_ ˊEzrāʼ _he/it_rose_up from_to/for_face/front/presence the_house_of the_ʼElohīm and_he/it_went into the_room_of Yəhōḩānān/(Jehohanan) the_son_of ʼElyāshiyⱱ and_he/it_went there food not he_ate and_water not he_drank if/because he_was_mourning on the_unfaithfulness_of the_exile[s].   (EZR_10:6)

OET-RV: 6Then Ezra left that place there in front of the temple, and he went to Yehohanan’s room (Elyashiv’s son) and went in. He didn’t eat or drink, but continued mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles. (EZR 10:6)

JOB 21:34מָעַל (māˊal)  Lemma=‘מַעַל’ contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘falsehood’ OSHB JOB 21:34 word 6

OET-LV: 34And_how will_you_comfort_me vanity and_your(pl)_of_answers it_remains unfaithfulness.   (JOB_21:34)

OET-RV:  ⇔  34So how can vanity be of comfort to me?
 ⇔ It’s only faithlessness that remains from the replies that you all have given. (JOB 21:34)

EZE 17:20מַעֲלוֹ (maˊₐlō)  Lemmas=‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘unfaithfulness_of, his’ morpheme glosses=‘treachery_of, his’ OSHB EZE 17:20 word 11

OET-LV: 20And_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: 20I’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)

EZE 18:24בְּמַעֲלוֹ (bəmaˊₐlō)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘for, his_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, treachery_of, his’ OSHB EZE 18:24 word 19

OET-LV: 24and_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: 24But 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)

EZE 20:27מָעַל (māˊal)  Lemma=‘מַעַל’ contextual word gloss=‘unfaithfulness’ word gloss=‘abandoning’ OSHB EZE 20:27 word 21

OET-LV: 27for_so/thus/hence speak to the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(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: 27Therefore, 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)

EZE 39:26מַעֲלָם (maˊₐlām)  Lemmas=‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘unfaithfulness_of, their’ morpheme glosses=‘treachery_of, their’ OSHB EZE 39:26 word 6

OET-LV: 26And_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: 26Then 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)

DAN 9:7בְּמַעֲלָם (bəmaˊₐlām)  Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מַעַל’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, their_of, unfaithfulness’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, treachery_of, their’ OSHB DAN 9:7 word 22

OET-LV: 7To/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 Yisrāʼēl/(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: 7Perfect 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)