Study it in the app“Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering that I commanded for the dwelling place, and honor your sons more than me, fattening yourselves with the first part of every offering of Israel my people?”
Whyלָמָּהdo you kickתִבְעֲטוּat my sacrificeבְּזִבְחִיand at my offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיfor the dwelling place,מָעוֹןand honorוַתְּכַבֵּדyour sonsאֶת בָּנֶיךָmore than me,מִמֶּנִּיfattening yourselvesלְהַבְרִיאֲכֶםwith the first partמֵרֵאשִׁיתof everyכָּלofferingמִנְחַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלmy people?לְעַמִּי
kick
Kick: like an animal that rejects the one who cares for it; also to scorn.
Where else “tivatu” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivchi” appearsoffering
An offering to God.
Where else “minchati” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiviti” appearsdwelling, lair
Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.
Where else “maon” appearshonor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “techabed” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bane” appearsfatten
Another word spelled the same: to grow fat.
Where else “havria” appearsbest
The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.
Where else “reshit” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsAmmi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears28And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer up incense in smoke, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel.
29 · This verse (above)
30Therefore declares YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before me forever; but now declares YHWH: Far be it from me! For those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.
