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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.

KJV

Si affliget homo Deum, quia vos configitis me ? Et dixistis : In quo configimus te ? In decimis et in primitiis.

Vulgate

μήτι πτερνιεῖ ἄνθρωπος θεόν; διότι ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετέ με. καὶ ἐρεῖτε Ἐν τίνι ἐπτερνίσαμέν σε; ὅτι τὰ ἐπιδέκατα καὶ αἱ ἀπαρχαὶ μεθ’ ὑμῶν εἰσιν·

LXX

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

ASV

הֲ/יִקְבַּ֨ע אָדָ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ קֹבְעִ֣ים אֹתִ֔/י וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּ/מֶּ֣ה קְבַעֲנ֑וּ/ךָ הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר וְ/הַ/תְּרוּמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
יִקְבַּ֨ע
yqb'
verb · 6×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַעְשַׂ֤ר
m'shr
noun · 32×
תְּרוּמַ֣ת
trvmt
noun · 75×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 14:20 — And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
  • Josh 7:11 — Israel hath 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 dissembled also, and they have put it
  • Lev 5:15 — If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation
  • Lev 27:2 — Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
  • Lev 27:30 — And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.
  • Luke 11:42 — But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
  • Luke 18:12 — I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
  • Luke 20:25 — And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
  • Mal 1:8 — And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith th
  • Mal 1:13 — Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I
  • Mark 12:17 — And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
  • Matt 22:21 — They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
  • Neh 5:3 — Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
  • Neh 13:4 — And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
  • Neh 13:10 — And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
  • Num 18:21 — And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • Prov 3:9 — Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
  • Prov 3:9 — Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
  • Prov 20:25 — It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
  • Ps 29:2 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
  • Ps 32:5 — I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
  • Rom 2:22 — Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
  • Rom 2:22 — Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
  • Rom 13:7 — Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.