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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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# 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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