“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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְגַם־אֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּי אֶתְכֶ֛ם נִבְזִ֥ים וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כְּפִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵֽינְכֶם֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים אֶת־דְּרָכַ֔י וְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים פָּנִ֖ים בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פ
- וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- אֲנִ֞י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.ti“I have made”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
- אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נִבְזִ֥יםniv.Zim“despised”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
- וּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.Lim“and lowly”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁפָל · “low” · Strong's H8217
- לְכָל־le.khol“to all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הָעָ֑םha.'Am“the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- כְּפִ֗יke.Fi“according to [the] mouth of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “according” · Strong's H6310K
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.Khem“not you”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- שֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.Rim“[are] keeping”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- דְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.Khai“ways my”Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- וְנֹשְׂאִ֥יםve.no.se.'Im“and [you are] lifting up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
- פָּנִ֖יםpa.Nim“faces”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “kindness” · Strong's H6440N
- 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)