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Malachi 1

1TheburdenH4853ofthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahtoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478byMalachi.

2IhavelovedH157you, saithJehovah.YetyesayH559, Wherein hast thoulovedH157us?WasnotEsauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215Jacob’sbrotherאָ֨ח'achH251? saithJehovah:yetIlovedH157JacobH3290;

3butEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215Ihatedשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,andmadeH7760hismountainsהָרָיו֙ha.RavH2022adesolationH8077,andgavehisheritagetothejackalsofthewildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

4WhereasEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123saith,Wearebeatendownאֶהֱר֑וֹס'e.he.RosH2040,butwewillreturnוְנָשׁוּב֙ve.na.ShuvH7725andbuildH1129thewasteH2723placesH2723;thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,TheyshallbuildH1129,butIwillthrowdown;andmenshallcallוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121themTheborderH1366ofwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564,andThepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971againstwhomJehovahhathindignationforeverH5769.

5Andyoureyesוְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869shallseeתִּרְאֶ֑ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200,andyeshallsayתֹּֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559,JehovahbemagnifiedH1431beyondtheborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Asonבֵּ֛ןbenH1121honorethhisfatherאָ֖ב'avH1,andaservantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113:ifthenIamafatherאָ֣ב'avH1,whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346isminehonorיְכַבֵּ֥דye.kha.BedH3513?andifIamamasterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113,whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346ismyfearמוֹרָאִ֜יmo.ra.'IH4172? saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635untoyou,Opriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thatdespiseH959mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.AndyesayH559, WhereinhavewedespisedH959thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034?

7Ye offer pollutedbreadH3899uponminealtarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196.Andyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Whereinhavewe polluted thee?Inthatyesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979ofJehovahiscontemptible.

8Andwhenyeoffertheblindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787forsacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076,itisnoevilרָ֔עRa'H7451!andwhenyeofferthelameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455andsickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470,itisnoevilרָ֑עRa'H7451!PresentH7126itnowunto thygovernorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346;willhebepleasedwiththee?orwillheacceptH7521thyperson? saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,Iprayyou,entreatחַלּוּ־cha.lu-H2470thefavorofGodאֵ֖ל'elH410,thathemaybeH1961gracious untous:thishathbeenH1961byyourmeans:willheacceptanyofyourpersons? saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10Ohthattherewereoneamongyouthatwouldshutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462thedoorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,thatyemightnotkindlefireonminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196invainחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600!Ihavenopleasureחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656inyou, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,neitherwillIacceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521anofferingוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503atyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

11Forfromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121evenuntothegoingdownofthesamemynameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shallbegreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419amongtheGentiles;andineveryplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725incenseמֻקְטָ֥רmuk.TarH6999shallbeoffereduntomynameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034,andapureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889offeringוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503:formynameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shallbegreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419amongtheGentiles, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12ButyeprofaneH2490it,inthatyesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979ofJehovahispolluted,andthefruit thereof,evenitsfoodאָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.LoH400,iscontemptible.

13YesayH559also,Behold, whatawearinessisit!andyehavesnuffedatit, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;andyehavebroughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935thatwhichwastakenbyviolence,andthelameהַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ha.pi.Se.achH6455,andthesickהַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הha.cho.LehH2470; thus yebringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935theofferingהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503:shouldIacceptהַאֶרְצֶ֥הha.'er.TzehH7521thisatyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027? saithJehovah.

14ButcursedH779bethedeceiver,whohathinhisflockבְּעֶדְרוֹ֙be.'ed.RoH5739amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,andvoweth,andsacrificeth untotheLordablemishedthing;forIamagreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419Kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andmynameוּשְׁמִ֖יu.she.MiH8034isterribleamongtheGentiles.

Commentaries on Malachi 1

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