Malachi 1:12 Go deeper
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But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. (KJV)
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וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand you
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 1
מְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.Lim[are] profaning
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 2
אוֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 3
בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.Khemby saying you
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 4
שֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.Chan[the] table of
Lemma: שֻׁלְחָן (shul.chan) · Strong's: H7979
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: table
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 25:30, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7979; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 5
אֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 6
מְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'Al[is] defiled
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1351
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to defile
Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 63:3, Lamentations 4:14, Daniel 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1351; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 7
ה֔וּאHu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 8
וְנִיב֖וֹve.ni.Voand fruit its
Lemma: נִיב (niv) · Strong's: H5108B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5108B; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 9
נִבְזֶ֥הniv.Zeh[is] despicable
Lemma: בָּזָה (ba.zah) · Strong's: H0959
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to despise
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 25:34, Numbers 15:31, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Samuel 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0959; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 10
אָכְלֽוֹ\׃'a.khe.Lofood its
Lemma: אֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) · Strong's: H0400
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: food
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0400; TAHOT Malachi 1:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But you | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| profane | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| when you say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The table | → | שֻׁלְחָן H7979 table |
| of the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| is | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| defiled | → | גָּאַל H1351 to defile |
| and [as for] its fruit | → | נִיב H5108B fruit |
| its food | → | אֹ֫כֶל H0400 food |
| is contemptible | → | בָּזָה H0959 to despise |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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