Malachi

Malachi 1:9

⁹“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְעַתָּ֛ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
for God’s	אֵ֖ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
favor	חַלּוּ־	ḥal·lū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2470 be weak, sick
Will He be gracious	וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּ	wī·ḥå̄·nē·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
Since this	זֹּ֔את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
has come	הָ֣יְתָה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from	מִכֶּם֙	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
your hands	מִיֶּדְכֶם֙	mî·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
will He show you favor	הֲיִשָּׂ֤א	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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.