Isaiah
Isaiah 66:3
3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man;
whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood;
whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol.
Indeed, they have chosen their own ways
and delighted in their abominations.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever slaughters | שׁוֹחֵ֨ט | šō·w·ḥêṭ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| an ox | הַשּׁ֜וֹר | haš·šō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| is | מַכֵּה־ | mak·kêh- | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5221 smite |
| a man | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| whoever sacrifices | זוֹבֵ֤חַ | zō·w·ḇê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| a lamb | הַשֶּׂה֙ | haś·śeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| one who breaks a dog’s | כֶּ֔לֶב | ke·leḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3611 dog |
| neck | עֹ֣רֵֽף | ‘ō·rêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6202 break the neck |
| whoever presents | מַעֲלֵ֤ה | ma·‘ă·lêh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| a grain offering | מִנְחָה֙ | min·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| one who offers | מַזְכִּ֥יר | maz·kîr | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| pig’s | חֲזִ֔יר | ḥă·zîr | Noun - masculine singular | H2386 swine, boar |
| blood | דַּם־ | dam- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| whoever offers frankincense | לְבֹנָ֖ה | lə·ḇō·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3828 frankincense |
| one who blesses | מְבָ֣רֵֽךְ | mə·ḇā·rêḵ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| an idol | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen | Noun - masculine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| Indeed | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| they | הֵ֗מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| have chosen | בָּֽחֲרוּ֙ | bā·ḥă·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H977 choose |
| their own ways | בְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔ם | bə·ḏar·ḵê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and delighted | חָפֵֽצָה׃ | ḥā·p̄ê·ṣāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2654 delight in |
| in their abominations | וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם | ū·ḇə·šiq·qū·ṣê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8251 detested thing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:8 · Isaiah 1:11–15 · Amos 5:21–22 · Isaiah 66:17 · Isaiah 65:12 · Leviticus 2:2 · Isaiah 65:3–4 · Deuteronomy 23:18 · Deuteronomy 14:8 · Proverbs 21:27 · Judges 10:14 · Judges 5:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.