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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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One person or a group of people
Hi. What is written in Malachi 1:14 of the Bible, New International Version, is this.
14 "Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king," says the LORD Almighty, "and my name is to be feared among the nations.
I think the phrase "the cheat" is referring to one person and that is why it is followed by the singular verb "is." Then again, I think we usually refer to a group of people by attaching the definite article before what I think is an adjective?
eg,
the needy
14 "Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king," says the LORD Almighty, "and my name is to be feared among the nations.
I think the phrase "the cheat" is referring to one person and that is why it is followed by the singular verb "is." Then again, I think we usually refer to a group of people by attaching the definite article before what I think is an adjective?
eg,
the needy
Top answer
'Cheat' is an individual.
- 'Cheat' is an individual.
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