Malachi 1:8
And when ye bring nigh the blind for sacrifice, 'There is no evil,' And when ye bring nigh the lame and sick, 'There is no evil;' Bring it near, I pray thee, to thy governor — Doth he accept thee? or doth he lift up thy face? Said Jehovah of Hosts.This verse in the real world
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- פִּסֵּחַpiççêachlame
- עִוֵּרʻivvêrblind (literally or figuratively)
- פֶּחָהpechâha prefect (of a city or small district)
- רָצָהrâtsâhto be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt
- חָלָהchâlâhproperly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (caus
- נָגַשׁnâgashto be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a
- זָבַחzâbachto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- קָרַבqârabto approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 15:21, Lev 22:19–25, Hos 8:13, Jer 14:10, Psa 20:3, Mal 1:13–14, Job 42:8, Mal 1:10