Malachi

Malachi 3:7–8

7Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts.

“But you ask, ‘How can we return?’

8Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!

But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’

In tithes and offerings.

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Malachi 3:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yet from the daysלְמִימֵ֨יlə·mî·mêPreposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
you have turned awayסַרְתֶּ֤םsar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH5493 turn aside
from My statutesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙mê·ḥuq·qayPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
kept themשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םšə·mar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
Returnשׁ֤וּבוּšū·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
to Meאֵלַי֙’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהwə·’ā·šū·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
to youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם’ă·lê·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH413 motion to
saysאָמַ֖ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Howבַּמֶּ֥הbam·mehPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
can we returnנָשֽׁוּב׃nā·šūḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH7725 turn back, return

Malachi 3:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will a manאָדָ֜ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עhă·yiq·ba‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6906 rob
Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
Yetכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
are robbingקֹבְעִ֣יםqō·ḇə·‘îmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6906 rob
Meאֹתִ֔י’ō·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Howבַּמֶּ֣הbam·mehPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do we rob Youקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָqə·ḇa·‘ă·nū·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singularH6906 rob
In tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רham·ma·‘ă·śêrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4643 tenth part, tithe
and offeringsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃wə·hat·tə·rū·māhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8641 contribution, offering

Cross-references

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Malachi 3:7 Zechariah 1:3 · Romans 10:21 · James 4:8 · Deuteronomy 31:20 · Romans 10:3 · Jeremiah 3:12–14 · Leviticus 26:40–42 · Hosea 14:1 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Nehemiah 9:28–30 · Luke 15:16 · Deuteronomy 4:29–31

Malachi 3:8 Proverbs 3:9–10 · Matthew 22:21 · Mark 12:17 · Psalm 29:2 · Numbers 18:21–32 · Luke 20:25 · Malachi 1:13 · Leviticus 27:2–34 · Joshua 7:11 · Romans 2:22 · Romans 13:7 · Nehemiah 13:4–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.