New American Standard Bible 2020

Malachi 3:2-5

2“But whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310canendureמְכַלְכֵּל֙me.khal.KelH3557the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of His comingבּוֹא֔וֹbo.'OH935?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can standהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975when He appearsבְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹbe.he.ra.'o.ToH7200? For He is like arefiner’sמְצָרֵ֔ףme.tza.RefH6884fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784,and like launderer’sמְכַבְּסִֽים׃me.kha.be.SimH3526soapוּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.RitH1287.

3And He will sitוְיָשַׁ֨בve.ya.ShavH3427as a smelterמְצָרֵ֤ףme.tza.RefH6884and purifierוּמְטַהֵר֙u.me.ta.HerH2891of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and He willpurifyוְטִהַ֤רve.ti.HarH2891the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878and refineוְזִקַּ֣קve.zi.KakH2212them like goldכַּזָּהָ֖בka.za.HavH2091and silverוְכַכָּ֑סֶףve.kha.Ka.sefH3701, so that they maypresentמַגִּישֵׁ֥יma.gi.SheiH5066to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068offeringsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

4Then theofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389will bepleasingוְעָֽרְבָה֙ve.'a.re.VahH6149to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068as in thedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,and as in formerקַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃kad.mo.ni.YotH6931yearsוּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.NimH8141.

5“Then I will comeH7126nearH7126to you for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941;and I will be a swiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against thesorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784, theadulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003, against those whoswearוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267, those whooppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231thewageH7916earnerH7916in his wagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939or thewidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490or theorphanוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,and those who turnH5186awayH5186thestrangerגֵר֙gerH1616from justice and do notfearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372Me,” saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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