Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.Malachi 3:8 in the real world
Who
In what words
- קָבַעqâbaʻto cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud
- מַעֲשֵׂרmaʻăsêra tenth; especially a tithe
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 3:9–10, Mat 22:21, Mrk 12:17, Psa 29:2, Luk 20:25, Mal 1:13, Num 18:21–32, Jos 7:11