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Malachi 3:5-12

5And I will comenearוְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.TiH7126to you tojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941; and I will be aswiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against thesorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784, and against theadulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003, and againstfalseלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267swearersוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650, and against those thatoppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231thehirelingשָׂ֠כִירSa.khirH7916in hiswagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939, thewidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490, and thefatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and that turnasideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186thestrangerגֵר֙gerH1616from his right, andfearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372not me,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6For I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Ichangeשָׁנִ֑יתִיsha.Ni.tiH8138not; therefore yesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290are notconsumedכְלִיתֶֽם׃khe.li.TemH3615.

7Even from thedaysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1ye have goneawayסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from myordinancesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙me.chu.KaiH2706, and have notkeptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104them .Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me, and I willreturnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to you,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. But yesaidוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, How shall wereturnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?

8Will amanאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430? Yet ye haverobbedקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906me. But yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, How have werobbedקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906thee? Intithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643andofferingsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9Ye arecursedנֵֽאָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH779with acurseבַּמְּאֵרָה֙ba.me.'e.RahH3994: for ye haverobbedקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906me, even this wholenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935ye all thetithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643into thestorehouseהָאוֹצָ֗רha.'o.TzarH214, that there may befoodטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964in myhouseH1004, andtestוּבְחָנ֤וּנִיu.ve.cha.Nu.niH974me now inthisבָּזֹ֔אתba.ZotH2063,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, if I will notopenאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605for you thewindowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and pour yououtוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324ablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293, that there shall not be roomenoughדָֽי׃DaiH1767to receive it .

11And I willrebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605thedevourerבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לba.'o.KhelH398for your sakes, and he shall notdestroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843thefruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of yourgroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127; neither shall yourvineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612cast herfruitתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921before the time in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12And allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shall call youblessedוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833: for ye shall be adelightsomeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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