Malachi 3:8 Go deeper

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. (KJV)

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הֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'¿ will he rob

Lemma: קָבַע (qa.va) · Strong's: H6906

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to rob

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 22:23, Malachi 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6906; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 1

אָדָ֜ם'a.Damsomeone

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 3

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 4

אַתֶּם֙'a.Temyou

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 3:8 word 5

קֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'Im[are] robbing

Lemma: קָבַע (qa.va) · Strong's: H6906

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to rob

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 22:23, Malachi 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6906; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 6

אֹתִ֔י'o.Ti<obj.> me

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 3:8 word 7

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.Temand you say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)

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 3:8 word 8

בַּמֶּ֣הba.Meh<in> how?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 9

קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chahave we robbed you

Lemma: קָבַע (qa.va) · Strong's: H6906

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to rob

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 22:23, Malachi 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6906; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 10

הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.Serthe tithe

Lemma: מַעֲשֵׂר (ma.a.ser) · Strong's: H4643

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tithe

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Leviticus 27:30, Leviticus 27:31, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 18:21, Numbers 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4643; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 11

וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה\׃ve.ha.te.ru.Mahand the contribution

Lemma: תְּרוּמָה (te.ru.mah) · Strong's: H8641

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: contribution

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 25:2, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 29:27, Exodus 29:28, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8641; TAHOT Malachi 3:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Will a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
rob	→	קָבַע H6906 to rob
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Yet	→	כִּי H3588A for
you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
are robbing	→	קָבַע H6906 to rob
Me	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
But you ask	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
How	→	מָה H4100 what?
do we rob You	→	קָבַע H6906 to rob
In tithes	→	מַעֲשֵׂר H4643 tithe
and offerings	→	תְּרוּמָה H8641 contribution

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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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