Malachi

Malachi 2:8–9

⁸But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. ⁹“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Read all of Malachi 2

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Malachi 2:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	וְאַתֶּם֙	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have departed	סַרְתֶּ֣ם	sar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the way	הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and your instruction	בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה	bat·tō·w·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
has caused many	רַבִּ֖ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
to stumble	הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥ם	hiḵ·šal·tem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
You have violated	שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙	ši·ḥat·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of Levi	הַלֵּוִ֔י	hal·lê·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
says	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

Malachi 2:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I	אֲנִ֞י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
in turn	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
have made	נָתַ֧תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you despised	נִבְזִ֥ים	niḇ·zîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H959 despise
and humiliated	וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים	ū·šə·p̄ā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H8217 low
before all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
because	כְּפִ֗י	kə·p̄î	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
you have not	אֵֽינְכֶם֙	’ê·nə·ḵem	Adverb; second person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
kept	שֹׁמְרִ֣ים	šō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My ways	דְּרָכַ֔י	də·rā·ḵay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
but have shown partiality	וְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים	wə·nō·śə·’îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
in matters of the law	בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃פ	bat·tō·w·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

Cross-references

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

Malachi 2:8 Nehemiah 13:29 · Jeremiah 18:15 · Jeremiah 17:5 · 1 Samuel 2:17 · Ezekiel 44:10 · Malachi 2:5 · Isaiah 30:11

Malachi 2:9 1 Samuel 2:30 · Deuteronomy 1:17 · Luke 11:42 · Mark 7:8–14 · Matthew 5:33–37 · Ezekiel 13:21 · Matthew 19:17–18 · Matthew 5:43–44 · 1 Kings 22:28 · Malachi 2:8 · Micah 3:6–7 · Luke 10:29

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.