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Malachi 1:7

By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
Malachi 1:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מַגִּישִׁ֤ים עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִי֙ לֶ֣חֶם מְגֹאָ֔ל וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֣ה גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕ם שֻׁלְחַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה נִבְזֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃

  1. מַגִּישִׁ֤יםma.gi.Shim“[you are] bringing near”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
  2. עַֽל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. מִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.Chi“altar my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  4. לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
  5. מְגֹאָ֔לme.go.'Al“defiled”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “to defile” · Strong's H1351
  6. וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.Tem“and you say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. בַּמֶּ֣הba.Meh“<in> how?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  8. גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָge.'al.Nu.kha“have we defiled you”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from גָּאַל · “to defile” · Strong's H1351
  9. בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.Khem“by saying you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. שֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.Chan“[the] table of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֻׁלְחָן · “table” · Strong's H7979
  11. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. נִבְזֶ֥הniv.Zeh“[is] despicable”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
  13. הֽוּא׃Hu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)