Malachi
Malachi 1:13
13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts.
“You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You also say | וַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩ | wa·’ă·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Oh | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| what a nuisance | מַתְּלָאָ֜ה | mat·tə·lā·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H4100 what? how? aught |
| And you turn up your nose at | וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣ם | wə·hip·paḥ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5301 breathe, blow |
| it | אוֹת֗וֹ | ’ō·w·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| You bring | וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם | wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| offerings | הַמִּנְחָ֑ה | ham·min·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| stolen | גָּז֗וּל | gā·zūl | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
| lame | הַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ | hap·pis·sê·aḥ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6455 lame |
| or sick | הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔ה | ha·ḥō·w·leh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| Should I accept | הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה | ha·’er·ṣeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| these | אוֹתָ֛הּ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from your hands | מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם | mî·yeḏ·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| asks | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 14:37–38 · Micah 6:3 · Leviticus 22:19–23 · Malachi 1:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.