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Malachi 1:8

When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
Malachi 1:8
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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)

וְכִֽי־תַגִּשׁ֨וּן עִוֵּ֤ר לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙ אֵ֣ין רָ֔ע וְכִ֥י תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ פִּסֵּ֥חַ וְחֹלֶ֖ה אֵ֣ין רָ֑ע הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּ נָ֜א לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ הֲיִרְצְךָ֙ א֚וֹ הֲיִשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֔יךָ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

  1. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תַגִּשׁ֨וּןta.gi.Shun“you bring near !”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
  3. עִוֵּ֤ר'i.Ver“a blind [animal]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִוֵּר · “blind” · Strong's H5787
  4. לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.ach“to sacrifice”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from זָבַח · “to sacrifice” · Strong's H2076
  5. אֵ֣ין'ein“not?”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  6. רָ֔עRa'“[is it] evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  7. וְכִ֥יve.Khi“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. תַגִּ֛ישׁוּta.Gi.shu“you bring near”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
  9. פִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.ach“a lame [animal]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from פִּסֵּחַ · “lame” · Strong's H6455
  10. וְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.Leh“and a sick [animal]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָה · “ill” · Strong's H2470H
  11. אֵ֣ין'ein“[is it] not?”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. רָ֑עRa'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  13. הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhak.ri.Ve.hu“bring near it”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרַב · “bring” · Strong's H7126H
  14. נָ֜אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  15. לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.kha“to governor your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּחָה · “governor” · Strong's H6346
  16. הֲיִרְצְךָ֙ha.yir.tze.Kha“¿ will he be pleased with you”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָצָה · “to accept” · Strong's H7521
  17. א֚וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  18. הֲיִשָּׂ֣אha.yi.Sa'“¿ will he lift up”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
  19. פָנֶ֔יךָfa.Nei.kha“face your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “kindness” · Strong's H6440N
  20. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  21. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  22. צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)