Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 3:13-16

13Your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697have been stoutחָזְק֥וּcha.ze.KuH2388against me, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,What have we spokenנִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nuH1696so much against thee?

14Ye have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם'a.mar.TemH559, It isvainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723to serveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:and what profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itthat we have keptשָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙sha.Mar.nuH8104his ordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹmish.mar.ToH4931,and that we have walkedהָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuH1980mournfullyקְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתke.Do.ra.NitH6941beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635?

15And now we callH833the proudזֵדִ֑יםze.DimH2086happyH833;yea, they that workעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564are set upנִבְנוּ֙niv.NuH1129; yea, they thattemptבָּחֲנ֛וּba.cha.NuH974Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430are even deliveredוַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃vai.yi.ma.Le.tuH4422.

16Then they that fearedיִרְאֵ֥יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake oftenנִדְבְּר֛וּnid.be.RuH1696oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיַּקְשֵׁ֤בvai.yak.ShevH7181,and heardוַיִּשְׁמָ֔עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,and a bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of remembranceזִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146was writtenוַ֠יִּכָּתֵבVai.yi.ka.tevH3789beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him for them that fearedלְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and that thoughtוּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.cho.she.VeiH2803upon his nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

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