Malachi

Malachi 1:6–7

⁶“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name.

“But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

⁷By presenting defiled food on My altar.

But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You^d?’

By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

Footnotes

d 1:7 LXX defiled it

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Malachi 1:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A son	בֵּ֛ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
honors	יְכַבֵּ֥ד	yə·ḵab·bêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
his father	אָ֖ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
and a servant	וְעֶ֣בֶד	wə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
his master	אֲדֹנָ֑יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I	אָ֣נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am a father	אָ֣ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
where	אַיֵּ֣ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is My honor	כְבוֹדִ֡י	ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
And if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I	אָנִי֩	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am a master	אֲדוֹנִ֣ים	’ă·ḏō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H113 lord
where	אַיֵּ֨ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is your fear of Me	מוֹרָאִ֜י	mō·w·rā·’î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4172 fear
says	אָמַ֣ר׀	’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	צְבָא֗וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
to you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
priests	הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who despise	בּוֹזֵ֣י	bō·w·zê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H959 despise
My name	שְׁמִ֔י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
But you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
How	בַּמֶּ֥ה	bam·meh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we despised	בָזִ֖ינוּ	ḇā·zî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H959 despise
Your name	שְׁמֶֽךָ׃	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name

Malachi 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By presenting	מַגִּישִׁ֤ים	mag·gî·šîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
defiled	מְגֹאָ֔ל	mə·ḡō·’āl	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H1351 defile
food	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
on	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My altar	מִזְבְּחִי֙	miz·bə·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4196 altar
But you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
How	בַּמֶּ֣ה	bam·meh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we defiled You	גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָ	ḡê·’al·nū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular	H1351 defile
By saying that	בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕ם	be·’ĕ·mā·rə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
the table	שֻׁלְחַ֥ן	šul·ḥan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7979 table
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is contemptible	נִבְזֶ֥ה	niḇ·zeh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H959 despise

Cross-references

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Malachi 1:6 Luke 6:46 · Isaiah 1:2 · John 13:13–17 · Exodus 20:12 · 1 Peter 2:17–19 · 1 Peter 1:17 · Hosea 12:8 · Malachi 3:13–14 · Isaiah 64:8 · Proverbs 30:17 · Titus 2:9–10 · Matthew 6:9

Malachi 1:7 Malachi 1:12 · 1 Corinthians 11:27–32 · 1 Corinthians 10:21 · Malachi 1:8 · 1 Samuel 2:15–17 · Leviticus 2:11 · Ezekiel 41:22 · Leviticus 21:6 · Deuteronomy 15:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.