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Malachi 1:7-12

7Ye offerמַגִּישִׁ֤יםma.gi.ShimH5066pollutedמְגֹאָ֔לme.go.'AlH1351breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899upon mine altarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196;and ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we pollutedגֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָge.'al.Nu.khaH1351thee? In that ye sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,The tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iscontemptibleנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.

8And if ye offerתַגִּשׁ֨וּןta.gi.ShunH5066the blindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787for sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076, is itnot evilרָ֔עRa'H7451?and if ye offerתַגִּ֛ישׁוּta.Gi.shuH5066the lameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455and sickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470, is itnot evilרָ֑עRa'H7451?offerהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhak.ri.Ve.huH7126it now unto thy governorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346;will he be pleasedהֲיִרְצְךָ֙ha.yir.tze.KhaH7521with thee, or acceptהֲיִשָּׂ֣אha.yi.Sa'H5375thy personפָנֶ֔יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440?saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9And now, I pray you, beseechחַלּוּ־ פְנֵי־cha.lu- fe.nei-H6440 H2470Godאֵ֖ל'elH410that he will be graciousוִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּvi.cha.Ne.nuH2603unto us: this hath been by your meansמִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.KhemH3027:will he regardהֲיִשָּׂ֤אha.yi.Sa'H5375your personsפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440?saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10Who is thereeven among you that would shutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462the doorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817for nought?neither do ye kindleתָאִ֥ירוּta.'I.ruH215fireon mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196for noughtחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600.I have no pleasureחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656in you, saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,neither will I acceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521an offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503at your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

11For from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121even unto the going downמְבוֹא֗וֹme.vo.'OH3996of the same my nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471;and in every placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725incenseמֻקְטָ֥רmuk.TarH6999shall beofferedמֻגָּ֛שׁmu.GashH5066unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034,and a pureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889offeringוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503:for my nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12But ye have profanedמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490it, in that ye sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,The tableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979of the LordH3068ispollutedמְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'AlH1351;and the fruitוְנִיב֖וֹve.ni.VoH5108thereof, evenhis meatאָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.LoH400, iscontemptibleנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.

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