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Malachi 3

1Behold,Isendשֹׁלֵחַ֙sho.le.aChH7971mymessengerמַלְאָכִ֔יmal.'a.KhiH4397,andheshallpreparethewayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870beforeme:andtheLord,whomyeseekמְבַקְשִׁ֗יםme.vak.ShimH1245,willsuddenlyוּפִתְאֹם֩u.fit.'OmH6597comeH935tohistempleהֵיכָל֜וֹhei.kha.LoH1964;andthemessengerוּמַלְאַ֨ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֜יתha.be.RitH1285,whomyedesire,behold,hecometh, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

2Butwhocanabidethedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofhiscomingH935?andwhoshallstandהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975whenheappeareth?forheislikearefiner’sfireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,andlikefullers’soapוּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.RitH1287:

3andhewillsitוְיָשַׁ֨בve.ya.ShavH3427asarefinerandpurifierofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andhewillpurifyH2891thesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,andrefineH6884themasgoldכַּזָּהָ֖בka.za.HavH2091andsilverוְכַכָּ֑סֶףve.kha.Ka.sefH3701;andtheyshalloffer untoJehovahofferingsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

4Thenshalltheofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389bepleasantuntoJehovah,asinthedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofold,andasinancientyearsוּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.NimH8141.

5AndIwillcomeneartoyoutojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941;andIwillbeוְהָיִ֣יתִי׀ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961aswiftwitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againstthesorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784,andagainsttheadulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003,andagainstthefalseswearers,andagainstthosethatoppressH6231thehirelinginhiswagesH7939,thewidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490,andthefatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,andthatturnH5186asideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186thesojournerגֵר֙gerH1616fromhisrightH4941,andfearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372notme, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6ForI,Jehovah, changenot;thereforeye,OsonsH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,arenotconsumed.

7Fromthedaysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117ofyourfathersH1yehaveturnedH7725asideסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493frommine ordinances,andhavenotkeptH8104them.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725untome,andIwillreturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725untoyou, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.ButyesayH559, Whereinshallwereturnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?

8WillamanH120robH6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?yetyerobH6906me.Butyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, WhereinhavewerobbedH6906thee?Intithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643andofferings.

9YearecursedH779withthecurseH779;foryerobH6906me,eventhiswholenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935yethewholetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643intothestore-house,thattheremaybeוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961foodטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964inmyhouseH1004,andprovemenowherewith, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifIwillnotopenאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605youthewindowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andpouryououtablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293,thatthereshallnotbeH1961roomenoughtoreceiveit.

11AndIwillrebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605thedevourerforyoursakes,andheshallnotdestroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843thefruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofyourgroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;neithershallyourvineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612castitsfruitH6529beforethetimeinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12Andallnationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shallcallוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833youhappy;foryeshallbeתִהְי֤וּtih.YuH1961adelightsomelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

13Yourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697havebeenstoutagainstme, saithJehovah.YetyesayH559,WhathavewespokenH1696againstthee?

14YehavesaidH559,Itisvaintoserveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;andwhatprofitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215isitthatwehavekeptH8104hischargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹmish.mar.ToH4931,andthatwehavewalkedהָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuH1980mournfullybeforeJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635?

15andnowH6258wecallH833theproudhappy; yea,theythatworkwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564arebuiltH1129up; yea,theytemptGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andescapeH4422.

16Thenאָ֧ז'azH227theythatfearedH3372JehovahspakeoneH376withanother;andJehovahhearkened,andheardH8085,andabookH5612ofremembranceזִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146waswrittenH3789beforehim,forthemthatfearedH3372Jehovah,andthatthoughtuponhisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

17AndtheyshallbeH1961mine, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,evenmineownpossessionסְגֻלָּ֑הse.gu.LahH5459,inthedayלַיּ֕וֹםlai.YomH3117thatImakeH6213;andIwillspareH2550them,asamanH376sparethhisownsonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121thatservethhim.

18Thenshallyereturnוְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.TemH7725anddiscernbetweentherighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662andthewickedלְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'H7563,betweenhimthatservethGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andhimthatservethhimnot.

Commentaries on Malachi 3

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