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Malachi 3:2-5

2But who may abideמְכַלְכֵּל֙me.khal.KelH3557the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his comingבּוֹא֔וֹbo.'OH935?and who shall standהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975when he appearethבְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹbe.he.ra.'o.ToH7200? for he islike a refiner’sמְצָרֵ֔ףme.tza.RefH6884fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,and like fullers’מְכַבְּסִֽים׃me.kha.be.SimH3526soapוּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.RitH1287:

3And he shall sitוְיָשַׁ֨בve.ya.ShavH3427asa refinerמְצָרֵ֤ףme.tza.RefH6884and purifierוּמְטַהֵר֙u.me.ta.HerH2891of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701:and he shall purifyוְטִהַ֤רve.ti.HarH2891the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,and purgeוְזִקַּ֣קve.zi.KakH2212them as goldכַּזָּהָ֖בka.za.HavH2091and silverוְכַכָּ֑סֶףve.kha.Ka.sefH3701,that they may offerמַגִּישֵׁ֥יma.gi.SheiH5066unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068an offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

4Then shall the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389be pleasantוְעָֽרְבָה֙ve.'a.re.VahH6149unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,as in the daysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,and as in formerקַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃kad.mo.ni.YotH6931yearsוּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.NimH8141.

5And I will come nearוְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.TiH7126to you to judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941;and I will be a swiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against the sorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784,and against the adulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003,and against falseלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267swearersוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650,and against those that oppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231the hirelingשָׂ֠כִירSa.khirH7916in hiswagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939,the widowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490,and the fatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,and that turn asideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186the strangerגֵר֙gerH1616from his right,and fearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372not me, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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