Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 4

1For, behold, the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117comethבָּ֔אBa'H935,that shall burnבֹּעֵ֖רbo.'ErH1197as an ovenכַּתַּנּ֑וּרka.ta.NurH8574;and all the proudזֵדִ֜יםze.DimH2086,yea, and all that doעֹשֵׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213wickedlyרִשְׁעָה֙rish.'AhH7564,shall be stubbleקַ֔שׁKashH7179:and the dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that comethהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935shall burn them upוְלִהַ֨טve.li.HatH3857,saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,that it shall leaveיַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.ZoH5800them neither rootשֹׁ֥רֶשׁSho.reshH8328nor branchוְעָנָֽף׃ve.'a.NafH6057.

2But unto you that fearיִרְאֵ֤יyir.'EiH3373my nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall the Sunשֶׁ֣מֶשׁShe.meshH8121of righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666ariseוְזָרְחָ֨הve.za.re.ChahH2224with healingוּמַרְפֵּ֖אu.mar.Pe'H4832in his wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671;and ye shall go forthוִֽיצָאתֶ֥םvi.tza.TemH3318,and grow upוּפִשְׁתֶּ֖םu.fish.TemH6335as calvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֥יke.'eg.LeiH5695of the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770.

3And ye shall tread downוְעַסּוֹתֶ֣םve.'a.so.TemH6072the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563;for they shall be ashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665under the solesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272in the dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117that I shall doעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213this,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

4Rememberזִכְר֕וּzikh.RuH2142ye the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,which I commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680unto him in Horebבְחֹרֵב֙ve.cho.RevH2722for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, withthe statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃u.mish.pa.TimH4941.

5Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971you Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440the comingבּ֚וֹאBo'H935of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and dreadfulוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:

6And he shall turnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1to the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,and the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of the childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121to their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,lest I comeאָב֕וֹא'a.Vo'H935and smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with a curseחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

Commentaries on Malachi 4