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But youוְאַתֶּםprofaneמְחַלְּלִיםitאוֹתוֹwhen you say,בֶּאֱמָרְכֶם“The tableשֻׁלְחַןof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיisהוּאdefiled,מְגֹאָלand its fruit,וְנִיבוֹits food,אָכְלוֹis contemptible.”נִבְזֶה
Malachi 1:12
Study it in the app“But you profane it when you say, “The table of Adonai is defiled, and its fruit, its food, is contemptible.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Malachi 1:12, word by word
- profaneמְחַלְּלִיםmechallim
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “mechallim” appears- when you sayאֱמָרְemar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emar” appears- “The tableשֻׁלְחַןshulchan
table
A piece of furniture on which food is set, or what is offered to God.
Where else “shulchan” appears- of Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- defiledמְגֹאָלmegoal
defile
To soil something or someone, leaving it unclean before God.
Where else “megoal” appears- and its fruitנִיבniv
fruit
Fruit, what is produced.
Where else “niv” appears- its foodאָכְלachl
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “achl” appears- is contemptibleנִבְזֶהnivze
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “nivze” appears
The context
11For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations; and in every place incense is burned and offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says YHWH Tsevaot.
12 · This verse (above)
13And you say, “Look, what a hardship!” and you snort at it, says YHWH Tsevaot; and you bring what was stolen, and the lame and the sick, and you bring the offering: shall I accept it from your hand? says YHWH.