Malachi
Malachi 1:14
14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.’’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But cursed | וְאָר֣וּר | wə·’ā·rūr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| the deceiver | נוֹכֵ֗ל | nō·w·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5230 be crafty, deceitful, knavish |
| who has | וְיֵ֤שׁ | wə·yêš | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| an acceptable male | זָכָ֔ר | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
| in his flock | בְּעֶדְרוֹ֙ | bə·‘eḏ·rōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5739 flock, herd |
| and vows to give it | וְנֹדֵ֛ר | wə·nō·ḏêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5087 vow |
| but sacrifices | וְזֹבֵ֥חַ | wə·zō·ḇê·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| a defective | מָשְׁחָ֖ת | mā·šə·ḥāṯ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| to the Lord | לַֽאדֹנָ֑י | la·ḏō·nāy | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am a great | גָּד֜וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| King | מֶ֨לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| 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 |
| and My name | וּשְׁמִ֖י | ū·šə·mî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| feared | נוֹרָ֥א | nō·w·rā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| among the nations | בַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | ḇag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 5:1–10 · Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 8:12 · Malachi 1:8 · Psalm 76:12 · Luke 12:46 · Luke 12:1–2 · Revelation 21:8 · Joshua 7:11–12 · Jeremiah 10:10 · Zechariah 14:9 · Psalm 47:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.