Malachi

Malachi 3:8–11

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

But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’

In tithes and offerings. ⁹You are cursed with a curse, yet you— the whole nation— are still robbing Me. ¹⁰Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.^b ¹¹I will rebuke the devourer^c for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Footnotes

b 3:10 Literally blessing for which there will be no room
c 3:11 The devourer is probably a name for a crop-destroying pest.

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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 3:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Will a man	אָדָ֜ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
rob	הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע	hă·yiq·ba‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6906 rob
God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Yet	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are robbing	קֹבְעִ֣ים	qō·ḇə·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6906 rob
Me	אֹתִ֔י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
But you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
How	בַּמֶּ֣ה	bam·meh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do we rob You	קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָ	qə·ḇa·‘ă·nū·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular	H6906 rob
In tithes	הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר	ham·ma·‘ă·śêr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4643 tenth part, tithe
and offerings	וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃	wə·hat·tə·rū·māh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8641 contribution, offering

Malachi 3:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are cursed	נֵֽאָרִ֔ים	nê·’ā·rîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H779 curse
with a curse	בַּמְּאֵרָה֙	bam·mə·’ê·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3994 a curse
yet you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
the whole	כֻּלּֽוֹ׃	kul·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
nation	הַגּ֖וֹי	hag·gō·w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
are still robbing Me	קֹבְעִ֑ים	qō·ḇə·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6906 rob

Malachi 3:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bring	הָבִ֨יאוּ	hā·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the full	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
tithe	הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר	ham·ma·‘ă·śêr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4643 tenth part, tithe
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the storehouse	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
so that there may be	וִיהִ֥י	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	טֶ֙רֶף֙	ṭe·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
in My house	בְּבֵיתִ֔י	bə·ḇê·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
Test Me	וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי	ū·ḇə·ḥā·nū·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H974 examine, try
in this	בָּזֹ֔את	bā·zōṯ	Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֑וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
See if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I will not	לֹ֧א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
open	אֶפְתַּ֣ח	’ep̄·taḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6605 open
the windows	אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת	’ă·rub·bō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H699 lattice, window, sluice
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and pour out	וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י	wa·hă·rî·qō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7324 make empty, empty out
for you	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
blessing	בְּרָכָ֖ה	bə·rā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
without	בְּלִי־	bə·lî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1097 wearing out
measure	דָֽי׃	ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H1767 sufficiency, enough

Malachi 3:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will rebuke	וְגָעַרְתִּ֤י	wə·ḡā·‘ar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1605 rebuke
the devourer	בָּֽאֹכֵ֔ל	bā·’ō·ḵêl	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
for you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
so that it will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
destroy	יַשְׁחִ֥ת	yaš·ḥiṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the fruits	פְּרִ֣י	pə·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
of your land	הָאֲדָמָ֑ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
and the vine	הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙	hag·ge·p̄en	Article; Noun - common singular	H1612 vine
in your field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fail to produce fruit	תְשַׁכֵּ֨ל	ṯə·šak·kêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7921 be bereaved
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