Malachi 2:9

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
Malachi 2:9
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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)

וְגַם־אֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּי אֶתְכֶ֛ם נִבְזִ֥ים וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כְּפִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵֽינְכֶם֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים אֶת־דְּרָכַ֔י וְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים פָּנִ֖ים בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פ

  1. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  2. אֲנִ֞י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.ti“I have made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  4. אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. נִבְזִ֥יםniv.Zim“despised”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
  6. וּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.Lim“and lowly”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁפָל · “low” · Strong's H8217
  7. לְכָל־le.khol“to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. הָעָ֑םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  9. כְּפִ֗יke.Fi“according to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “according” · Strong's H6310K
  10. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. אֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.Khem“not you”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. שֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.Rim“[are] keeping”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. דְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.Khai“ways my”
    Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  15. וְנֹשְׂאִ֥יםve.no.se.'Im“and [you are] lifting up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
  16. פָּנִ֖יםpa.Nim“faces”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “kindness” · Strong's H6440N
  17. בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.Rah“in <the> instruction”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)