1.4 KiB
When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not evil?
Here Yahweh uses a question to rebuke the people. AT: "You know very well that it is evil for you to offer blind animals for sacrifice!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
When you offer the lame and sick, is that not evil?
Here Yahweh uses a question to rebuke the people. AT: "And you know very well that it is evil for you to offer lame and sick animals!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Present that to your governor! Will he accept you or will he lift up your face?
The command in the first sentence functions as a hypothetical condition. AT: "If you present that to your governor, will he accept you or will he lift up your face?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-imperative and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)
Will he accept you or will he lift up your face?
Here Yahweh asks this question in order to remind the people that their governor would never accept defective animals from them. AT: "If you do those things, you know that the governor will not accept you. He will not lift up your face." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
will he lift up your face
Lifting up someone's face refers to accepting him with favor. AT: "will he accept you with favor" or "will he agree to help you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Present
give as a gift to show respect