Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 1:6-9

6A sonבֵּ֛ןbenH1121honourethיְכַבֵּ֥דye.kha.BedH3513hisfatherאָ֖ב'avH1,and a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113: if then I bea fatherאָ֣ב'avH1, where ismine honourכְבוֹדִ֡יkhe.vo.DiH3519? and if I bea masterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113, where ismy fearמוֹרָאִ֜יmo.ra.'IH4172?saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635unto you, O priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,that despiseבּוֹזֵ֣יbo.ZeiH959my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.And ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we despisedבָזִ֖ינוּva.Zi.nuH959thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034?

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 Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.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.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃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.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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