Malachi

Malachi 1:6

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?’

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.