Tanach
Malachi 1 מלאכי א׳
Part of: Setumah, Malachi 1:14
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מַשָּׂא דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד מַלְאָכִֽי׃
The burden of the word of the Lord to Yisra᾽el by Mal᾽akhi.
The burden of the word of the Lord to Yisra᾽el by Mal᾽akhi.
Rashi
בְּיַד מַלְאָכִי. כְּבָר הָיָה מָסוּר בְּיָדוֹ זֶה יָמִים רַבִּים. מִכָּאן דָּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ בִּבְרַיְתָא דִּמְכִילְתָּא, שֶׁכָּל הַנְּבִיאִים עָמְדוּ עַל הַר סִינַי, וְשָׁם נִמְסְרוּ לָהֶם הַנְּבוּאוֹת. וְכֵן (ישעיהו מח:טז) אוֹמֵר: ״מֵעֵת הֱיוֹתָהּ שָׁם אָנִי, וְעַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹהִים שְׁלָחַנִי״.
in the hand of Malachi It was already delivered into his hand for many days. From here, our Sages expounded in a baraitha of Mechilta that all the prophets stood on Mount Sinai and there the prophecies were delivered to them, and so [Isaiah (48:16)] says: “From the time it was, there was I, and now, the Lord God has sent me, [and His spirit].”
אָהַבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמָּה אֲהַבְתָּנוּ הֲלוֹא־אָח עֵשָׂו לְיַֽעֲקֹב נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וָאֹהַב אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃
I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, In what hast Thou loved us? Was not ῾Esav Ya῾aqov’s brother? says the Lord: yet I loved Ya῾aqov,
I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, In what hast Thou loved us? Was not ῾Esav Ya῾aqov’s brother? says the Lord: yet I loved Ya῾aqov,
Rashi
וָאֹהַב אֶת יַעֲקֹב. לָתֵת לוֹ אֶת ״אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה צְבִי צִבְאוֹת גּוֹיִם״ (ירמיהו ג:יט) – אֶרֶץ שֶׁצָּבִין כָּל צִבְאוֹת הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת בָּהּ.
And I loved Jacob And I gave him (Jer. 3:19) “a desirable land, an inheritance of the desire of hosts of nations”; a land that all the hosts of nations desire.
וְאֶת־עֵשָׂו שָׂנֵאתִי וָאָשִׂים אֶת־הָרָיו שְׁמָמָה וְאֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְתַנּוֹת מִדְבָּֽר׃
and I hated ῾Esav, and laid his mountains waste, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
and I hated ῾Esav, and laid his mountains waste, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
Rashi
וְאֶת עֵשָׂו שָׂנֵאתִי. לְדוֹחֲפוֹ אֶל אֶרֶץ שֵׂעִיר מִפְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב אָחִיו. וּמִנְהָג שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שְׁנֵי בָּנִים, לַבְּכוֹר הוּא בּוֹרֵר לוֹ מָנָה יָפָה.
And I hated Esau to push him off to a land because of Jacob, his brother. Now it is customary in the world that, if one has two sons, he selects a beautiful portion for the firstborn.
וָאָשִׂים אֶת הָרָיו שְׁמָמָה. אֵינָן דּוֹמִין לְהָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
and I made his mountains desolate They do not compare to the mountains of Israel.
לְתַנּוֹת מִדְבָּר. מְעוֹן תַּנִּים.
for the jackals of the desert A den of jackals.
כִּי־תֹאמַר אֱדוֹם רֻשַּׁשְׁנוּ וְנָשׁוּב וְנִבְנֶה חֳרָבוֹת כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת הֵמָּה יִבְנוּ וַאֲנִי אֶהֱרוֹס וְקָרְאוּ לָהֶם גְּבוּל רִשְׁעָה וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־זָעַם יְהֹוָה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
For Edom says, We are made destitute; but we will return and rebuild the desolate places. Thus says the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord has indignation for ever.
For Edom says, We are made destitute; but we will return and rebuild the desolate places. Thus says the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord has indignation for ever.
Rashi
כִּי תֹאמַר אֱדוֹם רֻשַּׁשְׁנוּ. וְאִם יֹאמְרוּ מַחֲרִיבֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: מִתְּחִלָּתֵנוּ רָשִׁים הָיִינוּ, אֲבָל מֵעַתָּה שֶׁהֶעֱשַׁרְנוּ מִבִּזַּת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נָשׁוּב וְנִבְנֶה חֳרָבוֹת שֶׁלָּנוּ – כֹּה אָמַר ה׳ וְגוֹ׳.
Should Edom say, “We were poor” And if Edom says, “At first we were poor, but from now on we will be rich from the spoils of Jerusalem.” but we will return and build the ruins Our ruins, so said the Lord, etc.
וְעֵינֵיכֶם תִּרְאֶינָה וְאַתֶּם תֹּֽאמְרוּ יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָה מֵעַל לִגְבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, The Lord is great beyond the border of Yisra᾽el.
And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, The Lord is great beyond the border of Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
יִגְדַּל ה׳ מֵעַל לִגְבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל. יַרְאֶה גְּדֻלָּתוֹ מֵעַל לִגְבוּלֵנוּ לְהוֹדִיעַ כִּי אֲנַחְנוּ עַמּוֹ. וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם: ״יִסְגֵּא יְקָרָא דַה׳, וְאַפְתֵּי יָת תְּחוּם אַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל״.
“The Lord is great beyond the border of Israel.” He will show His greatness over our border, to make known that we are His people. And Jonathan rendered: May the glory of the Lord be magnified, and He has widened the border of Israel.
בֵּן יְכַבֵּד אָב וְעֶבֶד אֲדֹנָיו וְאִם־אָב אָנִי אַיֵּה כְבוֹדִי וְאִם־אֲדוֹנִים אָנִי אַיֵּה מוֹרָאִי אָמַר ׀ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת לָכֶם הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בּוֹזֵי שְׁמִי וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה בָזִינוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
A son honours his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And you say, In what have we despised Thy name?
A son honours his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And you say, In what have we despised Thy name?
Rashi
בֵּן. יֵשׁ עָלָיו לְכַבֵּד אָב, וְכֵן עֶבֶד אֲדוֹנָיו. וְאַתֶּם קְרוּיִין בָּנִים וַעֲבָדִים, וְעַתָּה אִם אָב אֲנִי לָכֶם אַיֵּה כְבוֹדִי.
A son is required to honor his father, and so a slave his master and you are called sons and slaves. Now, if I am your father, where is My honor?
אָמַר ה׳ צְבָאוֹת לָכֶם. אַתֶּם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַבּוֹזִים אֶת שְׁמִי.
says the Lord of Hosts to you You, the priests who despise My Name.
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה בָזִינוּ. כְּלוֹמַר יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁתֹּאמְרוּ לִי: ״בַּמֶּה בָזִינוּ״? הֲרֵי הַבִּזָּיוֹן.
But you said, “How have we despised” I knew that you would say, “How have we despised?” This is the contempt [as follows:]
מַגִּישִׁים עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִי לֶחֶם מְגֹאָל וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה גֵאַלְנוּךָ בֶּאֱמׇרְכֶם שֻׁלְחַן יְהֹוָה נִבְזֶה הֽוּא׃
You offer disgusting bread upon my altar; and you say, In what have we polluted Thee? In that you say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
You offer disgusting bread upon my altar; and you say, In what have we polluted Thee? In that you say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
Rashi
מַגִּישִׁים עַל מִזְבְּחִי וְגוֹ׳: וַאֲמַרְתֶּם. כְּלוֹמַר, וְאִם תֹּאמְרוּן: ״בַּמֶּה גֵאַלְנוּךָ״? – גָּאַלְנוּ לְךָ אֶת לֶחֶם מִזְבְּחֶךָ. אֲנִי מֵשִׁיב לָכֶם, כִּי בְּזֹאת גֵּאַלְתֶּם אוֹתִי בְּאָמְרְכֶם: ״שֻׁלְחַן ה׳ נִבְזֶה הוּא״. בּוֹזִים הָיוּ לַחֲלֹק אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו בַּמְּנָחוֹת וּבַקֳּדָשִׁים, וְאוֹמֵר: מֵאַחַר שֶׁהוּא אָסוּר לָנוּ לַחֲלֹק מִנְחָה כְּנֶגֶד מִנְחָה וְזֶבַח כְּנֶגֶד זֶבַח, וְטֹרַח וְעָמָל הוּא לַחֲלֹק כָּל מִנְחָה וּמִנְחָה בִּשְׁבִיל כַּזַּיִת אוֹ כַּפּוֹל הַמַּגִּיעַ לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד.
You offer on My altar, etc., yet you say And if you say. “How have we defiled You?” How have we defiled for You the bread of Your altar? I reply to you that, in this manner you have defiled Me. By your saying, “God’s table is contemptible.” They would look with contempt on sharing equally the meal offerings and the hallowed foods, and they would say, “Since we may not share a meal offering for a meal offering, or a sacrifice for a sacrifice, it is too much bother and toil to divide each meal offering for the olive-sized piece or the bean-sized piece that is apportioned to each one.”
וְכִי־תַגִּישׁוּן עִוֵּר לִזְבֹּחַ אֵין רָע וְכִי תַגִּישׁוּ פִּסֵּחַ וְחֹלֶה אֵין רָע הַקְרִיבֵהוּ נָא לְפֶחָתֶךָ הֲיִרְצְךָ אוֹ הֲיִשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer a lame or sick animal, is that not evil? offer it now to thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or will he show you favour? says the Lord of hosts.
And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer a lame or sick animal, is that not evil? offer it now to thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or will he show you favour? says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
אֵין רָע. וְכִי אֵין דָּבָר זֶה רָע?
is there nothing wrong? Is this thing not bad?
וְעַתָּה חַלּוּ־נָא פְנֵי־אֵל וִֽיחׇנֵּנוּ מִיֶּדְכֶם הָיְתָה זֹּאת הֲיִשָּׂא מִכֶּם פָּנִים אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
And now, I pray you, entreat God that he will be gracious to us: this has been your doing: will he show favour to any of you? says the Lord of hosts.
And now, I pray you, entreat God that he will be gracious to us: this has been your doing: will he show favour to any of you? says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
וְעַתָּה חַלּוּ נָא פְנֵי. וְעַתָּה אַתֶּם הַכֹּהֲנִים הָעוֹשִׂים הָרַע הַזֹּאת, אֵיךְ יַעֲלֶה בִּלְבַבְכֶם לִהְיוֹת שְׁלוּחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַקֵּשׁ עֲלֵיהֶם רַחֲמִים? הֲרֵי מִיֶּדְכֶם הָיְתָה זֹאת הָרָעָה.
And now, will you pray before the Lord? And now, you priests, who commit this evil, how does it enter your mind that you can be the messengers of Israel, to supplicate God to have compassion on them? Lo, this evil has come from your hand.
הֲיִשָּׂא. אֶת פְּנֵיכֶם לִשְׁמֹעַ תְּפִלָּה מִפִּיכֶם, וְלָחֹן אֶת שׁוֹלְחֵיכֶם?
Will He favor any of you to hearken to a prayer from your mouth, and to favor those who sent you?
מִי גַם־בָּכֶם וְיִסְגֹּר דְּלָתַיִם וְלֹא־תָאִירוּ מִזְבְּחִי חִנָּם אֵֽין־לִי חֵפֶץ בָּכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וּמִנְחָה לֹא־אֶרְצֶה מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃
O that there were one among you who would shut the doors that you might not kindle fire on my altar for nought! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.
O that there were one among you who would shut the doors that you might not kindle fire on my altar for nought! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.
Rashi
מִי גַם בָּכֶם וְיִסְגֹּר דְּלָתַיִם. הַלְוַאי וְיָקוּם אִישׁ טוֹב בָּכֶם שֶׁיִּסְגֹּר דַּלְתֵי מִקְדָּשִׁי לְבִלְתִּי הָבִיא שָׁם קָרְבָּן מְתֹעֵבָה הַזֹּאת.
O that there were even one among you that would close the doors If only a good man would arise among you who would close the doors of My sanctuary so as not to allow this abominable sacrifice there.
וְלֹא תָאִירוּ מִזְבְּחִי חִנָּם. בָּאִישִׁים שֶׁאֵינִי מִתְרַצֶּה בָּהֶם, שֶׁהֲרֵי אֵין לִי חֵפֶץ בָּכֶם. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ דָּרְשׁוּ בְּתוֹרַת כֹּהֲנִים: אָדָם אוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ: ״הָגֵף לִי אֶת הַדֶּלֶת הַזּוֹ״ – אֵין תוֹבֵעַ עָלֶיהָ שָׂכָר; ״הַדְלֵק לִי אֶת הַנֵּר הַזֶּה״ – אֵין שׁוֹאֵל עָלֶיהָ שָׂכָר. וְאַתֶּם – מִי בָּכֶם שֶׁסָּגַר דְּלָתַי חִנָּם? וְלֹא הֵאַרְתֶּם מִזְבְּחִי חִנָּם. קַל וָחֹמֶר שֶׁלֹּא עֲשִׂיתֶם חִנָּם דְּבָרִים שֶׁדַּרְכָּן לַעֲשׂוֹתָן בְּשָׂכָר. לְפִיכָךְ אֵין לִי חֵפֶץ בָּכֶם.
and that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain with fire offerings with which I am not placated, for I have no desire in you. And our Sages expounded in Torath Kohanim (7: 154): If a person says to his friend, “Close this door for me,” he does not demand compensation for it; [or if he says,] “Light this candle for me,” he does not request compensation for it. But you - who is there among you who closed My doors, gratis? Neither did you kindle fire on My altar gratis. Surely, things that are customarily done for compensation you did not do gratis. Therefore, I have no desire in you.
כִּי מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁ וְעַד־מְבוֹאוֹ גָּדוֹל שְׁמִי בַּגּוֹיִם וּבְכׇל־מָקוֹם מֻקְטָר מֻגָּשׁ לִשְׁמִי וּמִנְחָה טְהוֹרָה כִּֽי־גָדוֹל שְׁמִי בַּגּוֹיִם אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
For from the rising of the sun until it goes down, my name is great among the nations; and in every place incense is burnt and sacrifices are offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
For from the rising of the sun until it goes down, my name is great among the nations; and in every place incense is burnt and sacrifices are offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
Rashi
גָּדוֹל שְׁמִי בַּגּוֹיִם. אָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ: דְּקָרוּ לֵיהּ אֱלָהָא דֶּאֱלָהַיָּא. אֲפִלּוּ מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה יוֹדֵעַ (שֶׁיֵּשׁ אֱלוֹהַּ) שֶׁהוּא עַל כֻּלָּם. וּבְכָל מָקוֹם מִתְנַדְּבִים לִשְׁמִי, אַף הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ פֵּרְשׁוּ: אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים הָעוֹסְקִים בְּהִלְכוֹת עֲבוֹדָה בְּכָל מָקוֹם. וְכֵן כָּל תְּפִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁמִּתְפַּלְּלִין בְּכָל מָקוֹם, הֲרֵי הֵן לִי כְּמִנְחָה טְהוֹרָה. וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״וְכָל עִדָּן דְּאַתּוּן עָבְדִין רְעוּתִי, אֲנִי מְקַבֵּל צְלוֹתְכוֹן, וּשְׁמִי רַבָּא מִתְקַדַּשׁ עַל יְדֵיכוֹן, וּצְלוֹתְכוֹן כְּקָרְבַּן דָּכֵי קֳדָמַי״. וְכֵן פֵּרַשׁ הַמִּקְרָא: וְלָמָּה אַתֶּם מְחַלְּלִין שְׁמִי? וַהֲלֹא גָּדוֹל הוּא בַּגּוֹיִם. וַאֲנִי אַהֲבָתִי וְחִבַּתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם, שֶׁבְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁאַתֶּם מִתְפַּלְּלִין לְפָנַי, וְאַף בַּגּוֹלָה, מֻקְטָר וּמֻגָּשׁ הוּא לִשְׁמִי.
My Name is great among the nations Our Sages stated (Men. 110a): For they call Him the God of the gods. Even one who has an idol knows that He is the God Who is over all of them - and everywhere they donate in My Name. Our Sages, however, explained: These are the Torah scholars who are engaged in the laws of the Temple service everywhere, and likewise, every prayer of Israel that they pray anywhere is to Me as a pure oblation. And so did Jonathan paraphrase: And every time that you do My will, I accept your prayer, and My great Name is sanctified through you, and your prayer is like a pure offering before Me. This is the explanation of the verse: Now why do you profane My Name? Is it not great among the nations? As for Me, My love and My affection are upon you wherever you pray before Me, and even in exile, [offerings are] burnt and offered up to My Name.
וּמִנְחָה טְהוֹרָה. הוּא לִי, כִּי עַל יֶדְכֶם שְׁמִי נוֹרָא בַּגּוֹיִם, וְאַתֶּם מְחַלְּלִין אוֹתִי וְאֶת שְׁמִי.
yea, a pure oblation it is to Me, for through you My Name is feared among the nations. Yet you profane Me and My Name.
וְאַתֶּם מְחַלְּלִים אוֹתוֹ בֶּאֱמׇרְכֶם שֻׁלְחַן אֲדֹנָי מְגֹאָל הוּא וְנִיבוֹ נִבְזֶה אׇכְלֽוֹ׃
But you profane it, in that you suppose that the table of the Lord is disgusting, and its fruit contemptible to eat.
But you profane it, in that you suppose that the table of the Lord is disgusting, and its fruit contemptible to eat.
Rashi
וְנִיבוֹ נִבְזֶה אָכְלוֹ. נִיבוֹ שֶׁל מִזְבֵּחַ הַשָּׁגוּר בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיכֶם, זֶהוּ: ״תָּמִיד נִבְזֶה אָכְלוֹ״ – אַתֶּם אוֹמְרִים עָלָיו. כְּלוֹמַר, כְּבָר הוֹצֵאתֶם עָלָיו דִּבָּה זוֹ, וְנִיב זֶה הֶחֱזַקְתֶּם לְמִזְבְּחִי.
and its expression is “Its food is contemptible.” The expression of the altar that is fluent on your lips is always, “Its food is contemptible”; that [is all] you say about it. You have already spread this slander, and you have strongly attached this expression to My altar.
אָכְלוֹ. מַאֲכָלוֹ.
its food its food.
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם הִנֵּה מַתְּלָאָה וְהִפַּחְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וַהֲבֵאתֶם גָּזוּל וְאֶת־הַפִּסֵּחַ וְאֶת־הַחוֹלֶה וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה הַאֶרְצֶה אוֹתָהּ מִיֶּדְכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
And you have said, Behold, what a weariness it is! and you have snuffed at it, says the Lord of hosts; and you have brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; so you have brought an offering: should I accept this at your hand? says the Lord.
And you have said, Behold, what a weariness it is! and you have snuffed at it, says the Lord of hosts; and you have brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; so you have brought an offering: should I accept this at your hand? says the Lord.
Rashi
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם הִנֵּה מַתְּלָאָה. בְּהֵמָה כְּחוּשָׁה, וְאָנוּ עֲנִיִּים וְאֵין יְכֹלֶת לְהַשִּׂיג לְמִבְחַר נְדָרִים. וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״הָא דְאַיְתִינָא מְלִיאוּתָנָא״.
And you say, “Here is a weary one” An emaciated animal, and we are poor and cannot afford the choicest for [our] vows. So did Jonathan render: This is what we have brought from our toil.
וְהִפַּחְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ. זוֹ אַחַת מִשְּׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה תֵּבוֹת שֶׁל תִּקּוּן סוֹפְרִים. ״הִפַּחְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ״ – ״אוֹתִי״ נִכְתַּב, אֶלָּא שֶׁכִּנָּה הַכָּתוּב וּכְתָבוֹ ״אוֹתוֹ״. ״וְהִפַּחְתֶּם״ וְהִדְאַבְתֶּם – לְשׁוֹן ״מַפַּח נָפֶשׁ״ (איוב יא:כ).
and you cause it pain This is one of the eighteen words [in all of Scripture known as] the emendations of the scribes. וְהִפַּחְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ should have been written: אוֹתִי, and you cause Me pain. Scripture, however, euphemized, writing אוֹתוֹ it. and you cause pain and you cause pain, an expression of despair (Job 11: 20).
אוֹתִי. וְאֶת שֻׁלְחָנִי.
it My table.
וְאָרוּר נוֹכֵל וְיֵשׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ זָכָר וְנֹדֵר וְזֹבֵחַ מׇשְׁחָת לַאדֹנָי כִּי מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל אָנִי אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת וּשְׁמִי נוֹרָא בַגּוֹיִֽם׃
But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and yet vows, and sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished: for I am a great king, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is feared among the nations.
But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and yet vows, and sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished: for I am a great king, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is feared among the nations.
Rashi
נוֹכֵל. מִתְנַכֵּל בְּמִרְמָה, בְּדִבְרֵי שֶׁקֶר לְפָנַי, לֵאמֹר: ״אֵין לִי טוֹבָה מִזּוֹ״.
he who deals craftily Plots deceitfully, with guile, before Me, saying, “I have none better than this.”
וְיֵשׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ זָכָר. אַיִל הֶהָגוּן לְעוֹלָה, וְהוּא נוֹדֵר זֶבַח.
a ram a ram fit for a burnt offering;
מָשְׁחָת. בַּעַל מוּם, כְּמוֹ (ויקרא כב:כה) ״מָשְׁחָתָם בָּהֶם״.
and he vows and sacrifices a blemished one as in (Lev. 22:25), “their corruption is in them; a blemish is in them.”
מַשָּׂא דְבַר ה׳. פורפור״ט בְּלַעַ״ז, דָּבָר הַנִּמְסָר לְמַלְאָכִי לָשֵׂאת אוֹתוֹ אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
The burden of the word of the Lord Porport in Old French, burden. A word delivered to Malachi to bear to the children of Israel.