Malachi

Malachi 1:8

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you offer	תַגִּשׁ֨וּן	ṯag·gi·šūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H5066 draw near, approach
blind animals	עִוֵּ֤ר	‘iw·wêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
for sacrifice	לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
is it not	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
wrong	רָ֔ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
And when	וְכִ֥י	wə·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you present	תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ	ṯag·gî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
the lame	פִּסֵּ֥חַ	pis·sê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
and sick	וְחֹלֶ֖ה	wə·ḥō·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
is it not	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
wrong	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
Try offering them	הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּ	haq·rî·ḇê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to your governor	לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ	lə·p̄e·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6346 governor
Would he be pleased	הֲיִּרְצְךָ֙	h·yir·ṣə·ḵå̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
with you or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
show you favor	הֲיִשָּׂ֣א	hă·yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
asks	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

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

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.