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And now,וְעַתָּהimplore,חַלּוּplease,נָאthe faceפְנֵיof El,אֵלthat he may favor us.וִיחָנֵנוּFrom your handמִיֶּדְכֶםthisזֹּאתhas come:הָיְתָהwill he lift upהֲיִשָּׂאthe faceפָּנִיםof any of you?מִכֶּםsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Malachi 1:9
Study it in the app“And now, implore, please, the face of El, that he may favor us. From your hand this has come: will he lift up the face of any of you? says YHWH Tsevaot.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Malachi 1:9, word by word
- imploreחַלּוּchalu
entreat
Literally "soften the face": to plead for someone's favor.
Where else “chalu” appears- the faceפְנֵיfene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fene” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- that he may favor usיחָנֵychane
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “ychane” appears- From your handיֶּדְyed
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” appears- has comeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- will he lift upיִשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears
The context
8And when you offer a blind animal to sacrifice, there is no evil; and when you offer the lame and the sick, there is no evil. Present it, then, to your governor: will he accept you, or lift up your face? says YHWH Tsevaot.
9 · This verse (above)
10Who also among you will shut the doors, so that you do not light my altar for nothing? I have no pleasure in you, says YHWH Tsevaot, and an offering I will not accept from your hand.