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Malachi 1

Hebrew14 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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מַשָּׂ֥אthe oracle ofדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶל־toיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelבְּיַ֖דby the hand ofמַלְאָכִֽי׃Malachi
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אָהַ֤בְתִּיI have lovedאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םand you sayבַּמָּ֣הin how?אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּhave you loved usהֲלוֹא־¿ notאָ֨חdid a brotherעֵשָׂ֤וEsauלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙belong to Jacobנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוָאֹהַ֖בand I lovedאֶֽת־obj.יַעֲקֹֽב׃Jacob
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וְאֶת־and obj.עֵשָׂ֖וEsauשָׂנֵ֑אתִיI hatedוָאָשִׂ֤יםand I have madeאֶת־obj.הָרָיו֙mountains hisשְׁמָמָ֔הa wasteוְאֶת־and obj.נַחֲלָת֖וֹinheritance hisלְתַנּ֥וֹתfor jackals ofמִדְבָּֽר׃the wilderness
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כִּֽי־forתֹאמַ֨רit will sayאֱד֜וֹםEdomרֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּwe have been shatteredוְנָשׁוּב֙and we may returnוְנִבְנֶ֣הso we may rebuildחֳרָב֔וֹתthe ruinsכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsהֵ֥מָּהtheyיִבְנ֖וּthey will buildוַאֲנִ֣יand Iאֶהֱר֑וֹסI will tear downוְקָרְא֤וּand people will callלָהֶם֙to themגְּב֣וּלa territory ofרִשְׁעָ֔הwickednessוְהָעָ֛םand the peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichזָעַ֥םhe was indignantיְהוָ֖הYahwehעַד־untilעוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
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וְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םand eyes yourתִּרְאֶ֑ינָהthey will seeוְאַתֶּ֤םand youתֹּֽאמְרוּ֙you will sayיִגְדַּ֣לhe is greatיְהוָ֔הYahwehמֵעַ֖לfrom overלִגְב֥וּלto the border ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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בֵּ֛ןa sonיְכַבֵּ֥דhe honorsאָ֖בa fatherוְעֶ֣בֶדand a servantאֲדֹנָ֑יוmasters hisוְאִם־and ifאָ֣בam a fatherאָ֣נִיIאַיֵּ֣הwhere?כְבוֹדִ֡יis honor myוְאִם־and ifאֲדוֹנִ֣יםam a mastersאָנִי֩Iאַיֵּ֨הwhere?מוֹרָאִ֜יis fear myאָמַ֣ר׀he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsלָכֶם֙to youהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙O priestsבּוֹזֵ֣יwho despiseשְׁמִ֔יof name myוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םand you sayבַּמֶּ֥הin how?בָזִ֖ינוּhave we despisedאֶת־obj.שְׁמֶֽךָ׃name your
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מַגִּישִׁ֤יםyou are bringing nearעַֽל־onמִזְבְּחִי֙altar myלֶ֣חֶםfoodמְגֹאָ֔לdefiledוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םand you sayבַּמֶּ֣הin how?גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָhave we defiled youבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םby saying youשֻׁלְחַ֥ןthe table ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehנִבְזֶ֥הis despicableהֽוּא׃it
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וְכִֽי־and ifתַגִּשׁ֨וּןyou bring near !עִוֵּ֤רa blind animalלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙to sacrificeאֵ֣יןnot?רָ֔עis it evilוְכִ֥יand ifתַגִּ֛ישׁוּyou bring nearפִּסֵּ֥חַa lame animalוְחֹלֶ֖הand a sick animalאֵ֣יןis it not?רָ֑עevilהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּbring near itנָ֜אpleaseלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָto governor yourהֲיִרְצְךָ֙¿ will he be pleased with youא֚וֹorהֲיִשָּׂ֣א¿ will he lift upפָנֶ֔יךָface yourאָמַ֖רhe saysיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts
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וְעַתָּ֛הand nowחַלּוּ־entreatנָ֥אpleaseפְנֵי־the face ofאֵ֖לGodוִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּso he may show favor to usמִיֶּדְכֶם֙from hand yourהָ֣יְתָהit wasזֹּ֔אתthisהֲיִשָּׂ֤א¿ will he lift upמִכֶּם֙any of the youפָּנִ֔יםfaceאָמַ֖רhe saysיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts
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מִ֤יwho?גַם־alsoבָּכֶם֙is among youוְיִסְגֹּ֣רso he may shutדְּלָתַ֔יִםthe doorsוְלֹֽא־and notתָאִ֥ירוּyou will set light toמִזְבְּחִ֖יaltar myחִנָּ֑םin vainאֵֽין־notלִ֨יbelongs to meחֵ֜פֶץpleasureבָּכֶ֗םin youאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsוּמִנְחָ֖הand an offeringלֹֽא־notאֶרְצֶ֥הI will acceptמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃from hand your
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כִּ֣יforמִמִּזְרַח־from the rising ofשֶׁ֜מֶשׁthe sunוְעַד־and toמְבוֹא֗וֹsetting itsגָּד֤וֹלis greatשְׁמִי֙name myבַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nationsוּבְכָל־and in everyמָק֗וֹםplaceמֻקְטָ֥רincenseמֻגָּ֛שׁis being brought nearלִשְׁמִ֖יto name myוּמִנְחָ֣הand an offeringטְהוֹרָ֑הa pureכִּֽי־forגָד֤וֹלis greatשְׁמִי֙name myבַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nationsאָמַ֖רhe saysיְהוָ֥הYahwehצְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts
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וְאַתֶּ֖םand youמְחַלְּלִ֣יםare profaningאוֹת֑וֹobj. itבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םby saying youשֻׁלְחַ֤ןthe table ofאֲדֹנָי֙the Lordמְגֹאָ֣לis defiledה֔וּאitוְנִיב֖וֹand fruit itsנִבְזֶ֥הis despicableאָכְלֽוֹ׃food its
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וַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩and you sayהִנֵּ֨הthere!מַתְּלָאָ֜הwhat weariness!וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣םand you sniff atאוֹת֗וֹobj. itאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םand you bringגָּז֗וּלa stolen animalוְאֶת־and obj.הַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙the lame animalוְאֶת־and obj.הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הthe sick animalוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םand you bringאֶת־obj.הַמִּנְחָ֑הthe offeringהַאֶרְצֶ֥ה¿ will I acceptאוֹתָ֛הּobj. itמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םfrom hand yourאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וְאָר֣וּרand be cursedנוֹכֵ֗לone who deals deceptivelyוְיֵ֤שׁand thereבְּעֶדְרוֹ֙among flock hisזָכָ֔רis a maleוְנֹדֵ֛רand one who makes a vowוְזֹבֵ֥חַand one who sacrificesמָשְׁחָ֖תa blemished animalלַֽאדֹנָ֑יto the Lordכִּי֩forמֶ֨לֶךְam a kingגָּד֜וֹלgreatאָ֗נִיIאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsוּשְׁמִ֖יand name myנוֹרָ֥אis fearedבַגּוֹיִֽם׃among the nations

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