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Malachi 3:5-12

5“Then I will draw nearוְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.TiH7126to youאֲלֵיכֶם֮'a.lei.KhemH413for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941.And I will beוְהָיִ֣יתִי׀ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961a swiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against sorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784and adulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003andוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650perjurersלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267,against oppressorsוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231of the widowedאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490and fatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,and against those who defraud laborersשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939of their wagesשָׂ֠כִירSa.khirH7916and deny justiceוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186to the foreignerגֵר֙gerH1616but do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fear Meיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6“Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808changeשָׁנִ֑יתִיsha.Ni.tiH8138,youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859descendantsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808been destroyedכְלִיתֶֽם׃khe.li.TemH3615.

7Yet from the daysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,you have turned awayסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from My statutesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙me.chu.KaiH2706and have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808kept themשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100can we returnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?’

8Will a manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?Yetכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859are robbingקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906Meאֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853!But you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100do we rob Youקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906?’In tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643and offeringsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859are cursedנֵֽאָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH779וְאֹתִ֖יve.'o.TiH853with a curseבַּמְּאֵרָה֙ba.me.'e.RahH3994,yet youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859—the wholeכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471—are still robbing Meקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853the fullכָּל־kol-H3605titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643intoאֶל־'el-H413the storehouseבֵּ֣ית הָאוֹצָ֗רbeit ha.'o.TzarH1004 H214,so that there may beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961foodטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964in My houseבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1004.Test Meוּבְחָנ֤וּנִי נָא֙u.ve.cha.Nu.ni na'H974 H4994in thisבָּזֹ֔אתba.ZotH2063,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “See ifאִם־'im-H518I will notלֹ֧אlo'H3808openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605אֵ֚ת'etH853the windowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and pour outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324for youblessingבְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־be.ra.Khah 'ad-H1293 H5704withoutבְּלִי־be.li-H1097measureדָֽי׃DaiH1767.

11I will rebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605the devourerבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לba.'o.KhelH398for you,so that it will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853the fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of your landהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,and the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612in your fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fail to produce fruitתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12“Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471will call you blessedוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859will beתִהְי֤וּtih.YuH1961a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of delightחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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