Revised Version 1895

Malachi 3:1-5

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.

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