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Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

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זֶ֣בַחzevachsacrificeזֶבַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sacrifice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.רְ֭שָׁעִיםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תּוֹעֵבָ֑הtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.אַ֝֗ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…בְזִמָּ֥הvezimahin heinous crimeזִמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in heinous crime”, the ordinary formH2154a plan, especially a bad oneheinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).יְבִיאֶֽנּוּyevienvto comeבּוֹאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more, when he bringeth it with the proceeds of wickedness?

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

Young’s Literal Translation

The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.

World English Bible

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

Darby Translation

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!

Douay-Rheims

The sacrifices of the wicked are abominable, because they are offered of wickedness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more, when he bringeth it with the proceeds of wickedness?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θυσίαι ἀσεβῶν βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ, καὶ γὰρ παρανόμως προσφέρουσιν αὐτάς.