Malachi
Malachi 1:12
12“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But you | וְאַתֶּ֖ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| profane | מְחַלְּלִ֣ים | mə·ḥal·lə·lîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| it | אוֹת֑וֹ | ’ō·w·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| when you say | בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם | be·’ĕ·mā·rə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| The table | שֻׁלְחַ֤ן | šul·ḥan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7979 table |
| of the Lord | אֲדֹנָי֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| is | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| defiled | מְגֹאָ֣ל | mə·ḡō·’āl | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H1351 defile |
| and | וְנִיב֖וֹ | wə·nî·ḇōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5108 fruit |
| its food | אָכְלֽוֹ׃ | ’ā·ḵə·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H400 food |
| is contemptible | נִבְזֶ֥ה | niḇ·zeh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H959 despise |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.