For (A)they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that (B)the holy [a]race has (C)intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the princes and the rulers have been foremost in this unfaithfulness.”

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  1. Ezra 9:2 Lit seed

They have taken some of their daughters(A) as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled(B) the holy race(C) with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”(D)

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15 [a]But not one has (A)done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And [b]what did that one do while he was seeking a (B)godly [c]offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal (C)treacherously against the wife of your youth.

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  1. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant
  2. Malachi 2:15 Or why one? He sought a godly offspring
  3. Malachi 2:15 Lit seed

15 Has not the one God made you?(A) You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[a](B) So be on your guard,(C) and do not be unfaithful(D) to the wife of your youth.

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  1. Malachi 2:15 The meaning of the Hebrew for the first part of this verse is uncertain.