Malachi

Malachi 1:6–8

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 Youd?’

By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

8When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Footnotes

  • d 1:7 LXX defiled it

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Malachi 1:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A sonבֵּ֛ןbênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
honorsיְכַבֵּ֥דyə·ḵab·bêḏVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
his fatherאָ֖ב’āḇNoun - masculine singularH1 father
and a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדwə·‘e·ḇeḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו’ă·ḏō·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH113 lord
But ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
Iאָ֣נִי’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am a fatherאָ֣ב’āḇNoun - masculine singularH1 father
whereאַיֵּ֣ה’ay·yêhInterrogativeH346 Where?
is My honorכְבוֹדִ֡יḵə·ḇō·w·ḏîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3519 abundance, honour, glory
And ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
Iאָנִי֩’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am a masterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים’ă·ḏō·w·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH113 lord
whereאַיֵּ֨ה’ay·yêhInterrogativeH346 Where?
is your fear of Meמוֹרָאִ֜יmō·w·rā·’îNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4172 fear
saysאָמַ֣ר׀’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
to youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙hak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
who despiseבּוֹזֵ֣יbō·w·zêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH959 despise
My nameשְׁמִ֔יšə·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name
But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Howבַּמֶּ֥הbam·mehPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have we despisedבָזִ֖ינוּḇā·zî·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH959 despise
Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃šə·me·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8034 name

Malachi 1:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
By presentingמַגִּישִׁ֤יםmag·gî·šîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
defiledמְגֹאָ֔לmə·ḡō·’ālVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH1351 defile
foodלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
onעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
My altarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz·bə·ḥîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4196 altar
But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Howבַּמֶּ֣הbam·mehPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have we defiled Youגֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָḡê·’al·nū·ḵāVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singularH1351 defile
By saying thatבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe·’ĕ·mā·rə·ḵemPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
the tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןšul·ḥanNoun - masculine singular constructH7979 table
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is contemptibleנִבְזֶ֥הniḇ·zehVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH959 despise

Malachi 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you offerתַגִּשׁ֨וּןṯag·gi·šūnVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH5066 draw near, approach
blind animalsעִוֵּ֤ר‘iw·wêrAdjective - masculine singularH5787 blind
for sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz·bō·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
is it notאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
wrongרָ֔עrā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
And whenוְכִ֥יwə·ḵîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you presentתַגִּ֛ישׁוּṯag·gî·šūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
the lameפִּסֵּ֥חַpis·sê·aḥAdjective - masculine singularH6455 lame
and sickוְחֹלֶ֖הwə·ḥō·lehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2470 be weak, sick
is it notאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
wrongרָ֑עrā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
Try offering themהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhaq·rî·ḇê·hūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7126 come near, approach
to your governorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָlə·p̄e·ḥā·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6346 governor
Would he be pleasedהֲיִּרְצְךָ֙h·yir·ṣə·ḵå̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
with you orא֚וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
show you favorהֲיִשָּׂ֣אhă·yiś·śāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
asksאָמַ֖ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare

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

Malachi 1:8 Deuteronomy 15:21 · Leviticus 22:19–25 · Hosea 8:13 · Jeremiah 14:10 · Psalm 20:3 · Malachi 1:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.