Malachi 2:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Lord will cut off from the tents of Jacob anyone who does this—any one who is alert and responsive—but still presents an offering to the Lord of Hosts.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַכְרֵ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה לָאִ֨ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ עֵ֣ר וְעֹנֶ֔ה מֵאָהֳלֵ֖י יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב וּמַגִּ֣ישׁ מִנְחָ֔ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

yakrēt YHWH to-the-ʾîš ʾăšer yaʿăśennâ ʿēr and-ʿōneh from-ʾohŏlê Yaʿăqōb and-maggîš minḥâ to-YHWH ṣəbāʾôt

Grammar Details

• *yakrēt*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will cut off
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/that
• *yaʿăśennâ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will do it
• *ʿēr*: masculine singular participle - one who is awake
• *ʿōneh*: qal participle masculine singular - one who answers
• *ʾohŏlê*: masculine plural construct - tents of
• *Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *maggîš*: hiphil participle masculine singular - one who brings near/offers
• *minḥâ*: feminine singular noun - offering/gift
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: feminine plural noun - hosts/armies

Word Meanings

• *yakrēt*: he will cut off/destroy/remove
• *ʾîš*: man/person/anyone
• *yaʿăśennâ*: he will do/make/perform it
• *ʿēr* and-*ʿōneh*: possibly idiomatic: anyone who is watchful and responsive/master and scholar/him who wakes and him who answers
• *ʾohŏlê*: tents/dwellings/habitations of
• *maggîš*: one who brings near/offers/presents
• *minḥâ*: offering/gift/tribute/sacrifice

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The LORD will cut off the man who does this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offers an offering to the LORD of hosts.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jehovah{H3068} will cut off,{H3772} to the man{H376} that doeth{H6213} this, him that waketh{H5782} and him that answereth,{H6030} out of the tents{H168} of Jacob,{H3290} and him that offereth{H5066} an offering{H4503} unto Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The LORD{H3068} will cut off{H3772}{(H8686)} the man{H376} that doeth{H6213}{(H8799)} this, the master{H5782}{(H8802)} and the scholar{H6030}{(H8802)}, out of the tabernacles{H168} of Jacob{H3290}, and him that offereth{H5066}{(H8688)} an offering{H4503} unto the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the LORDE shal destroye the ma that doth this (yee both the master & the scolar) out off the tabernacle of Iacob, with him that offreth vp meatofferynge vnto the LORDE off hoostes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this: both the master and the seruaunt out of the Tabernacle of Iaacob, and him that offereth an offering vnto the Lord of hostes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Lorde wyll destroy the man that doth this, both the rayser vp and the aunswerer out of the tabernacle of Iacob, and him that offereth an offering vnto the Lorde of hoastes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Hosts.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Cut off doth Jehovah the man who doth it, Tempter and tempted -- from the tents of Jacob, Even he who is bringing nigh a present to Jehovah of Hosts.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehovah will cut off, to the man that doeth this, him that waketh and him that answereth, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto Jehovah of hosts.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehovah will cut off, to the man that doeth this, him that waketh and him that answereth, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto Jehovah of hosts.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  May the LORD cut off from the community of Jacob every last person who does this, as well as the person who presents improper offerings to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies!

Referenced Verses

• Gen 4:3-5 : 3 Over time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering. 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast.
• Lev 18:29 : 29 For anyone who commits any of these detestable practices will be cut off from among their people.
• Lev 20:3 : 3 I will set my face against that man and cut him off from among his people because he has given his children to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.
• Num 15:30-31 : 30 But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or a foreigner, is blaspheming the Lord and must be cut off from their people. 31 Because they have despised the word of the Lord and broken His commandment, they must be cut off completely. Their guilt remains on them.
• Num 24:5 : 5 How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel!
• Josh 23:12-13 : 12 But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, 13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
• 1 Sam 2:31-34 : 31 The days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 You will see distress in My dwelling, despite all the good I do for Israel. Never will there be an old man in your family line. 33 Any man of yours that I do not cut off from My altar will only remain to weep his eyes out and to grieve his heart, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life. 34 And this will be the sign to you that will come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
• 1 Sam 3:14 : 14 Therefore, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the guilt of his house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.
• 1 Sam 15:22-23 : 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.' 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.
• 1 Chr 25:8 : 8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as student.
• Ezra 10:18-19 : 18 Among the descendants of the priests, the following were found to have married foreign women: From the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19 They gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they offered a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
• Neh 13:28-29 : 28 Even one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me. 29 Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood and breaking the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
• Isa 9:14-16 : 14 The elders and dignitaries are the head; the prophets who teach lies are the tail. 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up. 16 Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
• Isa 24:1-2 : 1 Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2 It will be the same for the people as for the priest, the servant as for his master, the maid as for her mistress, the buyer as for the seller, the lender as for the borrower, the creditor as for the debtor.
• Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In truth, I will faithfully reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them.
• Isa 66:3 : 3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.
• Ezek 14:10 : 10 They will bear their guilt. The punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet.
• Ezek 24:21 : 21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Behold, I am about to profane my sanctuary—the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.’
• Hos 4:4-5 : 4 But let no one contend, and let no one rebuke, for your people are like those who argue with a priest. 5 You stumble day and night, and the prophet also stumbles with you. So I will destroy your mother.
• Amos 5:22 : 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings.
• Zech 12:7 : 7 The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not exceed that of Judah.
• Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.
• Mal 2:10 : 10 Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we deal treacherously with one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?
• Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
• 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.