Revised Version 1895

Malachi 3

1BeholdH2009, Isendשֹׁלֵחַ֙sho.le.aChH7971mymessengerמַלְאָכִ֔יmal.'a.KhiH4397, and he shallprepareוּפִנָּה־u.fi.nah-H6437thewayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440meאֶל־'el-H413: and theLordH3068,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yeseekמְבַקְשִׁ֗יםme.vak.ShimH1245, shallsuddenlyוּפִתְאֹם֩u.fit.'OmH6597comeH935to histempleהֵיכָל֜וֹhei.kha.LoH1964; and themessengerוּמַלְאַ֨ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֜יתha.be.RitH1285,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yedelightחֲפֵצִים֙cha.fe.TzimH2655in,beholdH2009, he cometh, saith theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

2But who may abide thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of hiscomingבּוֹא֔וֹbo.'OH935? and who shallstandהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975when he appeareth? for he is like arefiner’sמְצָרֵ֔ףme.tza.RefH6884fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784, and likefullers’מְכַבְּסִֽים׃me.kha.be.SimH3526soapוּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.RitH1287:

3and he shallsitוְיָשַׁ֨בve.ya.ShavH3427as a refiner andpurifierH2891ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and he shallpurifyH2891thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878, andpurgeH2891them asgoldכַּזָּהָ֖בka.za.HavH2091andsilverוְכַכָּ֑סֶףve.kha.Ka.sefH3701; and they shall offer unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068offeringsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

4Then shall the offering ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389bepleasantוְעָֽרְבָה֙ve.'a.re.VahH6149unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, as in thedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofoldH5769, and as inancientH5769yearsוּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.NimH8141.

5And I willcomeוְהָיִ֣יתִי׀ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961nearH7126toyouH3808tojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941; and I will be aswiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againstH413thesorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784, andagainstH413theadulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003, andagainstH413falseלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267swearers; andagainstH413thoseH7126thatoppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231the hireling in hiswagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939, thewidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490, and thefatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and thatturnH5186asideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186thestrangerגֵר֙gerH1616from hisrightH4941, andfearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372notH3808meH413, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6For I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068changenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808; therefore ye, Osonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, arenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808consumedכְלִיתֶֽם׃khe.li.TemH3615.

7From thedaysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1ye haveturnedH7725asideסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from mine ordinances, and havenotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104them.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725untomeH413, and I willreturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725untoyouH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. But yesayH559, Wherein shallweH3117returnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?

8Will amanאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430? yet yerobקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906meאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859. But yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherein haveweכִּ֤יkiH3588robbedקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906thee? Intithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643andofferingsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9Ye arecursedH779with thecurseH779; for yerobקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906meH3605,evenוְאֹתִ֖יve.'o.TiH853thiswholeH3605nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935ye thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643intoH413thestorehouseהָאוֹצָ֗רha.'o.TzarH214, that there may be meat in minehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and provemeH413nowנָא֙na'H4994herewith, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifH518I willnotH3808openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605youH518thewindowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and pouryouH518outH413ablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293, that there shallnotH3808beroomבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1004enoughדָֽי׃DaiH1767toreceiveוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961it.

11And I willrebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605thedevourerH398for your sakes, and he shallnotH3808destroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843thefruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of yourgroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;neitherH3808shall yourvineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612castתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921herH398fruitH6529beforeH3808the time in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12Andallכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shallcallוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859happyH833: for ye shall he a delightsomelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

13Yourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697have been stoutagainstH5921meH5921, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Yet yesayH559, Wherein haveweH1697spokenנִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nuH1696againstH5921thee?

14Ye havesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם'a.mar.TemH559, It isvainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723toserveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is it thatweכִּ֤יkiH3588havekeptשָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙sha.Mar.nuH8104hischargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹmish.mar.ToH4931, and thatweוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588havewalkedהָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuH1980mournfullybeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635?

15Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587callH833theproudזֵדִ֑יםze.DimH2086happyH833; yea, they that workwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564arebuiltH1129upH1129; yea, they temptGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and aredeliveredוַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃vai.yi.ma.Le.tuH4422.

16Then they thatfearedH3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake one withanotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkened, andheardוַיִּשְׁמָ֔עvai.yish.Ma'H8085, and abookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612ofremembranceזִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146waswrittenוַ֠יִּכָּתֵבVai.yi.ka.tevH3789beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him, for them thatfearedH3372theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thatthoughtוּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.cho.she.VeiH2803upon hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

17And they shall be mine, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, in thedayלַיּ֕וֹםlai.YomH3117that IdoH6213makeH6213,evenאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853a peculiartreasureסְגֻלָּ֑הse.gu.LahH5459; and I willspareH2550them, as amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376spareth hisownוְהָ֣יוּve.Ha.yuH1961sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121that serveth him.

18Then shall yereturnוְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.TemH7725anddiscernוּרְאִיתֶ֔םu.re.'i.TemH7200betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662and thewickedלְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'H7563,betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996him that servethGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430and him that serveth himnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

Commentaries on Malachi 3

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