Malachi
Malachi 3:8–9
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.
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 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Malachi 3:9 Deuteronomy 28:15–19 · Haggai 2:14–17 · Malachi 2:2 · Haggai 1:6–11 · Joshua 22:20 · Isaiah 43:28 · Joshua 7:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.