While it is true that we have instances of the plural of respect, such as אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm, “God”, lit. “Gods”), or אדונים אני (ʾǎḏōnī́m ʾānī, “I am a master”, lit. “masters”, Malachi 1:6), there is also a secondary sense of intensifying the original idea.