H9002–/וְ–v

And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to m

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.

וְאָר֣וּר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹדֵ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֹבֵ֥חַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And now, O you priests, this order is for you.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

My agreement with him was on my side life and peace, and I gave them to him; on his side fear, and he had fear of me and gave honour to my name.

וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִפְּנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

True teaching was in his mouth, and no evil was seen on his lips: he was walking with me in peace and righteousness, turning numbers of people away from evil-doing.

וְעַוְלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִישׁוֹר֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְרַבִּ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

וְתוֹרָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not kept my ways, and have given no thought to me in using the law.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁפָלִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Judah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god.

וְתוֹעֵבָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבָעַ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

The Lord will have the man who does this cut off root and branch out of the tents of Jacob, and him who makes an offering to the Lord of armies.

וְעֹנֶ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַגִּ֣ישׁ (וּ) u. “and”

And this again you do: covering the altar of the Lord with weeping and with grief, so that he gives no more thought to the offering, and does not take it with pleasure from your hand.

וְזֹאת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה (וַֽ) va. “and”וְלָקַ֥חַת (וְ) ve. “and”

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

וּבֵ֣ין׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִ֥יא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”

... So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וּמָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁת (וּ) u. “and”

For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

וּבָהֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

וּפִתְאֹם֩ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְאַ֨ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

וּמִ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וּכְבֹרִ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

וּמְטַהֵר֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְכַכָּ֑סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (וִ) vi. “and”וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are

וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְיָת֤וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַטֵּי־ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.

וְאַתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה (וְ) ve. “so”

Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.

וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.

וְאֹתִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”