Revised Version 1895

Malachi 3:1-4

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.

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