Malachi 1:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the heathen.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָר֣וּר נוֹכֵ֗ל וְיֵ֤שׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ֙ זָכָ֔ר וְנֹדֵ֛ר וְזֹבֵ֥חַ מָשְׁחָ֖ת לַֽאדֹנָ֑י כִּי֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ גָּד֜וֹל אָ֗נִי אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּשְׁמִ֖י נוֹרָ֥א בַגּוֹיִֽם׃

Transliteration

wəʾārûr nôḵēl wəyēš bəʿeḏrô zāḵār wənōḏēr wəzōḇēaḥ māšḥāṯ laʾḏōnāy kî meleḵ gāḏôl ʾānî ʾāmar YHWH ṣəḇāʾôṯ ûšəmî nôrāʾ ḇaggôyim

Grammar Details

• *wəʾārûr*: conjunction + participle, Qal passive masculine singular - and cursed
• *nôḵēl*: participle, Qal masculine singular - deceiver/cheat
• *wəyēš*: conjunction + particle of existence - and there is
• *bəʿeḏrô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his flock
• *zāḵār*: noun, masculine singular - male
• *wənōḏēr*: conjunction + participle, Qal masculine singular - and vows
• *wəzōḇēaḥ*: conjunction + participle, Qal masculine singular - and sacrifices
• *māšḥāṯ*: noun/adjective, masculine singular - corrupt/blemished thing
• *laʾḏōnāy*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - to my Lord
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *gāḏôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great
• *ʾānî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
• *ʾāmar*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - says
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *ṣəḇāʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies
• *ûšəmî*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - and my name
• *nôrāʾ*: participle, Niphal masculine singular - feared/awesome
• *ḇaggôyim*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - among the nations

Word Meanings

• *nôḵēl*: deceiver/cheat/trickster
• *zāḵār*: male [animal]
• *wənōḏēr*: and vows/who vows/pledges
• *māšḥāṯ*: corrupt/blemished/damaged
• *meleḵ* *gāḏôl*: great king/mighty king
• *nôrāʾ*: feared/awesome/terrible/revered

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a e, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But cursed{H779} be the deceiver,{H5230} who{H3426} hath in his flock{H5739} a male,{H2145} and voweth,{H5087} and sacrificeth{H2076} unto the Lord{H136} a blemished thing;{H7843} for I am a great{H1419} King,{H4428} saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and my name{H8034} is terrible{H3372} among the Gentiles.{H1471}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be the deceiver{H5230}{(H8802)}, which{H3426} hath in his flock{H5739} a male{H2145}, and voweth{H5087}{(H8802)}, and sacrificeth{H2076}{(H8802)} unto the Lord{H136} a corrupt thing{H7843}{(H8716)}: for I am a great{H1419} King{H4428}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and my name{H8034} is dreadful{H3372}{(H8737)} among the heathen{H1471}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Cursed be the dyssembler, which hath in his flocke one that is male, and when he maketh a vowe, offereth a spotted one vnto the LORDE. For I am a greate kynge (sayeth the LORDE of hoostes) and my name is fearfull amonge the Heithen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But cursed be the deceiuer, which hath in his flocke a male, & voweth, and sacrificeth vnto ye Lorde a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, sayth the Lord of hostes, and my Name is terrible among the heathen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Cursed be the deceitfull which hath in his flocke a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lorde: because I am a great king, saith the lord of hoastes, and my name is fearefull among the heathen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name is awesome among the nations."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And cursed `is' a deceiver, who hath in his drove a male, And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord, For a great king `am' I, said Jehovah of Hosts, And My name `is' revered among nations!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of Armies, "and my name is awesome among the nations."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Referenced Verses

• Zech 14:9 : 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
• Ps 76:12 : 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth.
• 1 Tim 6:15 : 15 Which in His own time He will show, who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords;
• Ps 47:2 : 2 For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
• Ps 48:2 : 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
• Ps 68:35 : 35 O God, you are awesome out of your holy places: the God of Israel is he who gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
• Gen 27:12 : 12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I will seem to him as a deceiver; and I will bring a curse upon myself, and not a blessing.
• Lev 22:18-21 : 18 Speak unto Aaron, and his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that offers his offering for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 19 You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.
• Deut 28:58 : 58 If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD YOUR GOD;
• Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and deceived also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you anymore, except you destroy the accursed from among you.
• Ps 95:3 : 3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
• Eccl 5:4-5 : 4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it, for He has no pleasure in fools; pay what you have vowed. 5 It is better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Jer 10:10 : 10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to endure his indignation.
• Jer 48:10 : 10 Cursed be he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.
• Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways just; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.
• Dan 9:4 : 4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
• Mal 1:8 : 8 And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it now to your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept you? says the LORD of hosts.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts.
• Mal 3:9 : 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed me, even this whole nation.
• Matt 5:35 : 35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
• Matt 24:51 : 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Mark 12:41-44 : 41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a penny. 43 So he called his disciples to him and said to them, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.'
• Mark 14:8 : 8 She has done what she could; she has come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial.
• Luke 12:1-2 : 1 Meanwhile, when there was gathered together a vast multitude of people, so much that they trampled one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.
• Luke 12:46 : 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
• Acts 5:1-9 : 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came on all who heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wrapped him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours later, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. 8 And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much. 9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out. 10 Then she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.