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Malachi 1:12

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

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וְאַתֶּ֖םveatemand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.מְחַלְּלִ֣יםmechallimbeginחָלַלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “begin”, a verb used as a describing wordH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…אוֹת֑וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbeemarekhemin sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שֻׁלְחַ֤ןshulchantableשֻׁלְחָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “table”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7979a table (as spread out); by implication, a mealtable.אֲדֹנָי֙adonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.מְגֹאָ֣לmegoaldefileגָּאַלverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “defile”, a verb used as a describing wordH1351to soil or (figuratively) desecratedefile, pollute, stain.ה֔וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וְנִיב֖וֹvenivvoand fruitנוֹבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5108produce, literally or figurativelyfruit.נִבְזֶ֥הnivzehdespiseבָּזָהverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “despise”, a verb used as a describing wordH959to disesteemdespise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.אָכְלֽוֹakhelvofoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “food”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But ye profane it, in that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even the food thereof, is contemptible.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye are polluting it in your saying, 'The table of Jehovah — it is polluted, As to its fruit — despicable is its food.'

World English Bible

“But you profane it when you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’

Darby Translation

But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, his food, is contemptible.

Douay-Rheims

And you have profaned it in that you say: The table of the Lord is defiled: and that which is laid thereupon is contemptible with the fire that devoureth it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But ye profane it, in that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even the food thereof, is contemptible.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and his meats set thereon are despised.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑμεῖς δὲ βεβηλοῦτε αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ λέγειν ὑμᾶς, τράπεζα Κυρίου ἠλισγημένη ἐστὶ, καὶ τὰ ἐπιτιθέμενα ἐξουδένωται βρώματα αὐτοῦ·