Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 3:1-4

1Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵחַ֙sho.le.aChH7971my messengerמַלְאָכִ֔יmal.'a.KhiH4397,and he shall prepareוּפִנָּה־u.fi.nah-H6437the wayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: and the Lordהָאָד֣וֹן׀ha.'a.DonH113,whom ye seekמְבַקְשִׁ֗יםme.vak.ShimH1245,shall suddenlyוּפִתְאֹם֩u.fit.'OmH6597comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935to his templeהֵיכָל֜וֹhei.kha.LoH1964,even the messengerוּמַלְאַ֨ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the covenantהַבְּרִ֜יתha.be.RitH1285,whom ye delightחֲפֵצִים֙cha.fe.TzimH2655in: behold, he shall comeבָ֔אVa'H935,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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 Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068an offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

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

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