Commits Breach of Faith תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל

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We are in chapter five of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase made out of both the noun and verb forms of the same word. תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל commits a breach of faith. It is used 9 times in the Old Testament. The root word of both the noun and verb forms is מָעַל disloyalty, infidelity, fraud, be untrue, violate one’s legal obligations. The noun is used 29 times and the verb 35. Let’s look at our uses of our phrase with the noun and verb together. We find our word used in the context of people breaking faith with each other. In Numbers within the marriage relationship. Numbers…