Malachi
Malachi 2:9
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.”
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| 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
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.