King James Version

Malachi 3:8

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

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הֲיִקְבַּ֨עhayiqbaspoilקָבַעparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spoil”, an unfinished actionH6906to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraudrob, spoil.אָדָ֜םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.אֱלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַתֶּם֙atemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.קֹבְעִ֣יםqoveimspoilקָבַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “spoil”, a verb used as a describing wordH6906to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraudrob, spoil.אֹתִ֔יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, 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).וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םvaamartemand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to 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…בַּמֶּ֣הbamehin howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “in how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָqevaanukhaspoilקָבַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spoil”, a completed actionH6906to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraudrob, spoil.הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רhamaaserthe titheמַעֲשֵׂרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tithe”, the ordinary formH4643a tenth; especially a tithetenth (part), tithe(-ing).וְהַתְּרוּמָֽהvehatrumahand the offeredתְּרוּמָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the offered”, the ordinary formH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob Me. But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

World English Bible

Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.

Darby Translation

Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? [In] tithes and heave-offerings.

Douay-Rheims

Shall a man afflict God? for you afflict me. And you have said: Wherein do we afflict thee? in tithes and in firstfruits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob Me. But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will a man insult God? for ye insult me. But ye say, Wherein have we insulted thee? In that the tithes and first-fruits are with you still .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μήτι πτερνιεῖ ἄνθρωπος Θεόν; διότι ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετέ με· καὶ ἐρεῖτε, ἐν τίνι ἐπτερνίσαμέν σε; ὅτι τὰ ἐπιδέκατα, καὶ αἱ ἀπαρχαὶ μεθʼ ὑμῶν εἰσι.