Revised Version 1895

Malachi 1

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478byMalachiמַלְאָכִֽי׃mal.'a.KhiH4401.

2I havelovedאָהַ֤בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157youH3808, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. Yet yesayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Wherein hast thoulovedאֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ'a.hav.Ta.nuH157usוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559? WasnotH3808Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215Jacob’sלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290brotherאָ֨ח'achH251? saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: yet Ilovedוָאֹהַ֖בva.'o.HavH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290;

3butEsauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215Ihatedשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, andmadeH7760hismountainsהָרָיו֙ha.RavH2022adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, andgaveH7760hisheritageנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159to the jackals of thewildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

4WhereasEdomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123saith,WeH3588arebeatenרֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּru.Shash.nuH7567downאֶהֱר֑וֹס'e.he.RosH2040, butweH3588willreturnוְנָשׁוּב֙ve.na.ShuvH7725andbuildוְנִבְנֶ֣הve.niv.NehH1129thewasteH2723placesH2723;thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, They shallbuildיִבְנ֖וּyiv.NuH1129, but I will throwdownH2040: andmenH5971shallcallוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121them Theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564, and Thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971againstwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathindignationזָעַ֥םza.'AmH2194foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

5And youreyesוְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869shallseeתִּרְאֶ֑ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200, and ye shallsayתֹּֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068bemagnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431beyondמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Asonבֵּ֛ןbenH1121honoureth hisfatherאָ֖ב'avH1, and aservantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113:ifH518then I be afatherאָ֣ב'avH1,whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is mine honour? andifH518I be amasterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113,whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346is myfearמוֹרָאִ֜יmo.ra.'IH4172? saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635untoyouH518, Opriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, thatdespiseבּוֹזֵ֣יbo.ZeiH959mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034. And yesayH559, Wherein haveweH518despisedבָזִ֖ינוּva.Zi.nuH959thynameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034?

7Ye offer pollutedbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899uponעַֽל־'al-H5921minealtarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196. And yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that yesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is contemptible.

8And when yeofferH7126theblindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787forsacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076, it isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369evilרָ֔עRa'H7451! and when yeofferH7126thelameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455andsickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470, it isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369evilרָ֑עRa'H7451!PresentH7126itnowנָ֜אna'H4994unto thygovernorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346; will he bepleasedH7521with thee? or will heacceptH7521thypersonH7126? saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258, IprayH4994youH6440,entreatחַלּוּ־cha.lu-H2470the favour ofGodאֵ֖ל'elH410, that he may be gracious untousH4994: this hath been by yourmeansמִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.KhemH3027: will he acceptanyH4480of your persons? saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10Ohמִ֤יmiH4310that there were one amongyouH3808that wouldshutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462thedoorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817, that ye mightnotH3808kindleH215fireH215on minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196invainחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600! I havenoH3808pleasureחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656inyouH3808, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,neitherH3808will Iacceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521an offering at yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

11For from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto the goingdownH3588of thesameH8034mynameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034isgreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among theGentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471; and ineveryוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725incenseמֻקְטָ֥רmuk.TarH6999isofferedH6999unto mynameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034, and apureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889offering: for mynameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034isgreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among theGentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12But yeprofaneמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490it, in that yesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979of theLORDאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136is polluted, and the fruit thereof,evenאוֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853his meat, is contemptible.

13YesayH559also,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; and ye havebroughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935thatwhichH6635wastakenגָּז֗וּלga.ZulH1497by violence, and thelameהַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ha.pi.Se.achH6455, and thesickהַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הha.cho.LehH2470; thus yebringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935the offering: should Iacceptהַאֶרְצֶ֥הha.'er.TzehH7521this of yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027? saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14Butcursedוְאָר֣וּרve.'a.RurH779be the deceiver,whichH1471hath in hisflockבְּעֶדְרוֹ֙be.'ed.RoH5739amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto theLordH3068ablemishedמָשְׁחָ֖תma.she.ChatH7843thingכִּי֩kiH3588: for I am agreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, saith theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and mynameוּשְׁמִ֖יu.she.MiH8034is terrible among theGentilesH1471.

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