New American Standard Bible 2020

Malachi 1:7-12

7You arepresentingמַגִּישִׁ֤יםma.gi.ShimH5066defiledמְגֹאָ֔לme.go.'AlH1351foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899upon My altarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196.But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100have we defiledגֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָge.'al.Nu.khaH1351You?’ In that you sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, ‘Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is to beH959despisedH959.’

8And whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you presentתַגִּשׁ֨וּןta.gi.ShunH5066ablindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787animalfor sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076,is it not evilרָ֔עRa'H7451?Or whenוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588you presentתַגִּ֛ישׁוּta.Gi.shuH5066a lameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455or sickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470animal,is it not evilרָ֑עRa'H7451?Soנָ֜אna'H4994offerהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhak.ri.Ve.huH7126it to yourgovernorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346!Would he be pleasedהֲיִרְצְךָ֙ha.yir.tze.KhaH7521with you, orא֚וֹ'oH176would he receiveהֲיִשָּׂ֣אha.yi.Sa'H5375 H6440you kindlyH6440?”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9“But nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,do indeedנָ֥אna'H4994pleadH2470forH2470God’sאֵ֖ל'elH410favorH6440,so that He will beH2603graciousH2603to us.With suchH2088an offering on your partמִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.KhemH3027, will Hereceiveהֲיִשָּׂ֤אha.yi.Sa'H5375 H6440anyH4480of you kindlyH6440?”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10“IfH4310 H1571onlyH4310 H1571there were one among you who wouldshutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462thegatesדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,so that you would not kindleתָאִ֥ירוּta.'I.ruH215fire onMy altarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196forH2600nothingH2600!I am not pleasedחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656with you,” saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “norH3808will I acceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521an offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503from your hand.

11For from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121even to its settingמְבוֹא֗וֹme.vo.'OH3996,My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and in everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725frankincenseH4729is going to be offeredמֻקְטָ֥ר מֻגָּ֛שׁmuk.Tar mu.GashH5066 H6999to My nameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034,and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503that ispureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889;for My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12“But you areprofaningמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490it by your sayingבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, ‘The tableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136is defiledמְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'AlH1351,and as for its fruitH5204,its foodאָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.LoH400is to beH959despisedH959.’

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