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Malachi 2— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāh,NowH6258
1אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם’ă·lê·ḵemtoH0413
2הַמִּצְוָ֥הham·miṣ·wāhcommandmentH4687
3הַזֹּ֖אתhaz·zōṯthisH2063
4הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃hak·kō·hă·nîm.O priestsH3548

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-ifH0518
1לֹ֣אnotH3808
2תִשְׁמְע֡וּṯiš·mə·‘ūyou will hearH8085
3וְאִם־wə·’im-and ifH0518
4לֹא֩notH3808
5תָשִׂ֨ימוּṯā·śî·mūyou will take [it]H7760
6עַל־‘al-toH5921
7לֵ֜בlêḇheartH3820
8לָתֵ֧תlā·ṯêṯto giveH5414
9כָּב֣וֹדkā·ḇō·wḏgloryH3519
10לִשְׁמִ֗יliš·mî,to My nameH8034
11אָמַר֙’ā·marsaysH0559
12יְהוָ֣הYah·wehYahwehH3068
13צְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ,of hostsH6635
14וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יwə·šil·laḥ·tîand I will sendH7971
15בָכֶם֙ḇā·ḵemupon you
16אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
17הַמְּאֵרָ֔הham·mə·’ê·rāh,a curseH3994
18וְאָרוֹתִ֖יwə·’ā·rō·w·ṯîand I will curseH0779
19אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
20בִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir·ḵō·w·ṯê·ḵem;your blessingsH1293
21וְגַם֙wə·ḡamand Yes alreadyH1571
22אָרוֹתִ֔יהָ’ā·rō·w·ṯî·hā,I have cursed themH0779
23כִּ֥יbecauseH3588
24אֵינְכֶ֖ם’ê·nə·ḵemnot youH0369
25שָׂמִ֥יםśā·mîmdo take [it]H7760
26עַל־‘al-toH5921
27לֵֽב׃.lêḇ.heartH3820

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הִנְנִ֨יhin·nîBeholdH2005
1גֹעֵ֤רḡō·‘êrI will rebukeH1605
2לָכֶם֙lā·ḵemyour
3אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
4הַזֶּ֔רַעhaz·ze·ra‘,descendantsH2233
5וְזֵרִ֤יתִיwə·zê·rî·ṯîand spreadH2219
6פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙p̄e·rešrefuseH6569
7עַל־‘al-onH5921
8פְּנֵיכֶ֔םpə·nê·ḵem,your facesH6440
9פֶּ֖רֶשׁpe·rešthe refuseH6569
10חַגֵּיכֶ֑םḥag·gê·ḵem;of your [solemn] feastsH2282
11וְנָשָׂ֥אwə·nā·śāand [one] will take awayH5375
12אֶתְכֶ֖ם’eṯ·ḵemyouH0853
13אֵלָֽיו׃.’ê·lāw.with itH0413

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םwî·ḏa‘·temThen you shall knowH3045
1כִּ֚יthatH3588
2שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיšil·laḥ·tîI have sentH7971
3אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם’ă·lê·ḵem,to youH0413
4אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
5הַמִּצְוָ֣הham·miṣ·wāhcommandmentH4687
6הַזֹּ֑אתhaz·zōṯ;thisH2063
7לִֽהְי֤וֹתlih·yō·wṯthat may continueH1961
8בְּרִיתִי֙bə·rî·ṯîMy covenantH1285
9אֶת־’eṯ-withH0854
10לֵוִ֔יlê·wî,LeviH3878
11אָמַ֖ר’ā·marsaysH0559
12יְהוָ֥הYah·wehYahwehH3068
13צְבָאֽוֹת׃.ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ.of hostsH6635

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּרִיתִ֣י ׀bə·rî·ṯîMy covenantH1285
1הָיְתָ֣הhā·yə·ṯāhwasH1961
2אִתּ֗וֹ’it·tōw,with himH0854
3הַֽחַיִּים֙ha·ḥay·yîm[one] of lifeH2416
4וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםwə·haš·šā·lō·wm,and peaceH7965
5וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־wā·’et·tə·nêm-and I gave themH5414
6ל֥וֹlōwto him
7מוֹרָ֖אmō·w·rā[that he might] fear [Me]H4172
8וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיway·yî·rā·’ê·nî;so he feared MeH3372
9וּמִפְּנֵ֥יū·mip·pə·nêand beforeH6440
10שְׁמִ֖יšə·mîMy nameH8034
11נִחַ֥תni·ḥaṯreverentH2865
12הֽוּא׃.hū.wasH1931

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תּוֹרַ֤תtō·w·raṯThe lawH8451
1אֱמֶת֙’ĕ·meṯof truthH0571
2הָיְתָ֣הhā·yə·ṯāhwasH1961
3בְּפִ֔יהוּbə·p̄î·hū,in his mouthH6310
4וְעַוְלָ֖הwə·‘aw·lāhand injusticeH5766
5לֹא־lō-notH3808
6נִמְצָ֣אnim·ṣāwas foundH4672
7בִשְׂפָתָ֑יוḇiś·p̄ā·ṯāw;on his lipsH8193
8בְּשָׁל֤וֹםbə·šā·lō·wmin peaceH7965
9וּבְמִישׁוֹר֙ū·ḇə·mî·šō·wrand equityH4334
10הָלַ֣ךְhā·laḵHe walkedH1980
11אִתִּ֔י’it·tî,with MeH0854
12וְרַבִּ֖יםwə·rab·bîmand manyH7227
13הֵשִׁ֥יבhê·šîḇturned awayH7725
14מֵעָוֺֽן׃.mê·‘ā·wōn.from iniquityH5771

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1שִׂפְתֵ֤יśip̄·ṯêthe lipsH8193
2כֹהֵן֙ḵō·hênof a priestH3548
3יִשְׁמְרוּ־yiš·mə·rū-should keepH8104
4דַ֔עַתḏa·‘aṯ,knowledgeH1847
5וְתוֹרָ֖הwə·ṯō·w·rāhand the lawH8451
6יְבַקְשׁ֣וּyə·ḇaq·šū[people] should seekH1245
7מִפִּ֑יהוּmip·pî·hū;from his mouthH6310
8כִּ֛יforH3588
9מַלְאַ֥ךְmal·’aḵthe messengerH4397
10יְהוָֽה־Yah·weh-of YahwehH3068
11צְבָא֖וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯof hostsH6635
12הֽוּא׃.hū.he [is]H1931

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאַתֶּם֙wə·’at·temBut youH0859
1סַרְתֶּ֣םsar·temhave departedH5493
2מִן־min-fromH4480
3הַדֶּ֔רֶךְhad·de·reḵ,the wayH1870
4הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhiḵ·šal·temYou have caused to stumbleH3782
5רַבִּ֖יםrab·bîmmanyH7227
6בַּתּוֹרָ֑הbat·tō·w·rāh;at the lawH8451
7שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙ši·ḥat·temYou have corruptedH7843
8בְּרִ֣יתbə·rîṯthe covenantH1285
9הַלֵּוִ֔יhal·lê·wî,of LeviH3878
10אָמַ֖ר’ā·marsaysH0559
11יְהוָ֥הYah·wehYahwehH3068
12צְבָאֽוֹת׃.ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ.of hostsH6635

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְגַם־wə·ḡam-Therefore alsoH1571
1אֲנִ֞י’ă·nîIH0589
2נָתַ֧תִּיnā·ṯat·tîhave madeH5414
3אֶתְכֶ֛ם’eṯ·ḵemyouH0853
4נִבְזִ֥יםniḇ·zîmcontemptibleH0959
5וּשְׁפָלִ֖יםū·šə·p̄ā·lîmand baseH8217
6לְכָל־lə·ḵālBefore allH3605
7הָעָ֑םhā·‘ām;the peopleH5971
8כְּפִ֗יkə·p̄î,becauseH6310
9אֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šer-H0834
10אֵֽינְכֶם֙’ê·nə·ḵemnot youH0369
11שֹׁמְרִ֣יםšō·mə·rîmhave keptH8104
12אֶת־’eṯ-forH0854
13דְּרָכַ֔יdə·rā·ḵay,My waysH1870
14וְנֹשְׂאִ֥יםwə·nō·śə·’îmbut have shown partialityH5375
15פָּנִ֖יםpā·nîm-H6440
16בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃.bat·tō·w·rāh.in the lawH8451
17פ-

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲל֨וֹאhă·lō·wHave we notH3808
1אָ֤ב؟’āḇFatherH0001
2אֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏoneH0259
3לְכֻלָּ֔נוּlə·ḵul·lā·nū,allH3605
4הֲל֛וֹאhă·lō·wHas notH3808
5אֵ֥ל’êlGodH0410
6אֶֽחָ֖ד’e·ḥāḏoneH0259
7בְּרָאָ֑נוּbə·rā·’ā·nū;created usH1254
8מַדּ֗וּעַmad·dū·a‘,whyH4069
9נִבְגַּד֙niḇ·gaḏdo we deal treacherouslyH0898
10אִ֣ישׁ’îšoneH0376
11בְּאָחִ֔יוbə·’ā·ḥîw,with anotherH0251
12לְחַלֵּ֖לlə·ḥal·lêlby profaningH2490
13בְּרִ֥יתbə·rîṯthe covenantH1285
14אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃؟’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū.of the fathersH0001

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בָּגְדָ֣הbā·ḡə·ḏāhhas dealt treacherouslyH0898
1יְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāh,JudahH3063
2וְתוֹעֵבָ֛הwə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāhand an abominationH8441
3נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne·‘eś·ṯāhhas been committedH6213
4בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לḇə·yiś·rā·’êlin IsraelH3478
5וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim;and in JerusalemH3389
6כִּ֣י ׀forH3588
7חִלֵּ֣לḥil·lêlhas profanedH2490
8יְהוּדָ֗הyə·hū·ḏāh,JudahH3063
9קֹ֤דֶשׁqō·ḏešholy [institution]H6944
10יְהוָה֙Yah·wehof YahwehH3068
11אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhichH0834
12אָהֵ֔ב’ā·hêḇ,He lovesH0157
13וּבָעַ֖לū·ḇā·‘aland He has marriedH1166
14בַּת־baṯ-the daughterH1323
15אֵ֥ל’êlof godH0410
16נֵכָֽר׃.nê·ḵār.a foreignH5236

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יַכְרֵ֨תyaḵ·rêṯMay cut offH3772
1יְהוָ֜הYah·wehYahwehH3068
2לָאִ֨ישׁlā·’îšthe manH0376
3אֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
4יַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya·‘ă·śen·nāhdoes thisH6213
5עֵ֣ר‘êrbeing awakeH5782
6וְעֹנֶ֔הwə·‘ō·neh,and awareH6030
7מֵאָהֳלֵ֖יmê·’ā·ho·lêfrom the tentsH0168
8יַֽעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇ;of JacobH3290
9וּמַגִּ֣ישׁū·mag·gîšand yet who bringsH5066
10מִנְחָ֔הmin·ḥāh,an offeringH4503
11לַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehto YahwehH3068
12צְבָאֽוֹת׃.ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ.of hostsH6635
13פ-

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְזֹאת֙wə·zōṯAnd this [is]H2063
1שֵׁנִ֣יתšê·nîṯthe second [thing]H8145
2תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta·‘ă·śū,you doH6213
3כַּסּ֤וֹתkas·sō·wṯYou coverH3680
4דִּמְעָה֙dim·‘āhwith tearsH1832
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6מִזְבַּ֣חmiz·baḥthe altarH4196
7יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,of YahwehH3068
8בְּכִ֖יbə·ḵîwith weepingH1065
9וַֽאֲנָקָ֑הwa·’ă·nā·qāh;and groaningH0603
10מֵאֵ֣יןmê·’ênnotH0369
11ע֗וֹד‘ō·wḏ,anymoreH5750
12פְּנוֹת֙pə·nō·wṯso He does regardH6437
13אֶל־’el-untoH0413
14הַמִּנְחָ֔הham·min·ḥāh,the offeringH4503
15וְלָקַ֥חַתwə·lā·qa·ḥaṯnor receive [it]H3947
16רָצ֖וֹןrā·ṣō·wnwith goodwillH7522
17מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃.mî·yeḏ·ḵem.from your handsH3027

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temAnd yet you sayH0559
1עַל־‘al-whyH5921
2מָ֑הmāh;whatH4100
3עַ֡ל‘albecauseH5921
4כִּי־kî-thatH3588
5יְהוָה֩Yah·wehYahwehH3068
6הֵעִ֨ידhê·‘îḏhas been witnessH5749
7בֵּינְךָ֜bê·nə·ḵāBetween youH0996
8וּבֵ֣ין ׀ū·ḇênandH0996
9אֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯthe wifeH0802
10נְעוּרֶ֗יךָnə·‘ū·re·ḵā,of your youthH5271
11אֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerwith whomH0834
12אַתָּה֙’at·tāhyouH0859
13בָּגַ֣דְתָּהbā·ḡaḏ·tāhhave dealt treacherouslyH0898
14בָּ֔הּbāh,against
15וְהִ֥יאwə·hîand yet she [is]H1931
16חֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖ḥă·ḇer·tə·ḵāyour companionH2278
17וְאֵ֥שֶׁתwə·’ê·šeṯand your wife byH0802
18בְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃.bə·rî·ṯe·ḵā.covenantH1285

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלֹא־wə·lō-But notH3808
1אֶחָ֣ד؟’e·ḥāḏoneH0259
2עָשָׂ֗ה‘ā·śāh,did He make [them]H6213
3וּשְׁאָ֥רū·šə·’ārand Having a remnantH7605
4ר֙וּחַ֙.rū·aḥof the SpiritH7307
5ל֔וֹlōw,To him
6וּמָה֙ū·māhand whyH4100
7הָֽאֶחָ֔ד؟hā·’e·ḥāḏ,oneH0259
8מְבַקֵּ֖שׁmə·ḇaq·qêšHe seeksH1245
9זֶ֣רַע.ze·ra‘offspringH2233
10אֱלֹהִ֑ים’ĕ·lō·hîm;GodlyH0430
11וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙wə·niš·mar·temtherefore take heedH8104
12בְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbə·rū·ḥă·ḵem,to your spiritH7307
13וּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯand with the wifeH0802
14נְעוּרֶ֖יךָnə·‘ū·re·ḵāof his youthH5271
15אַל־’al-noneH0408
16יִבְגֹּֽד׃.yiḇ·gōḏ.let deal treacherouslyH0898

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1שָׂנֵ֣אśā·nêthat He hatesH8130
2שַׁלַּ֗חšal·laḥ,divorceH7971
3אָמַ֤ר’ā·marsaysH0559
4יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
5אֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêGodH0430
6יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl,of IsraelH3478
7וְכִסָּ֤הwə·ḵis·sāhfor it coversH3680
8חָמָס֙ḥā·māsviolenceH2555
9עַל־‘al-withH5921
10לְבוּשׁ֔וֹlə·ḇū·šōw,one's garmentH3830
11אָמַ֖ר’ā·marsaysH0559
12יְהוָ֣הYah·wehYahwehH3068
13צְבָא֑וֹת.ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ;of hostsH6635
14וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םwə·niš·mar·temTherefore take heedH8104
15בְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbə·rū·ḥă·ḵemto your spiritH7307
16וְלֹ֥אwə·lōthat notH3808
17תִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃.ṯiḇ·gō·ḏū.you do deal treacherouslyH0898
18סs-

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤םhō·w·ḡa‘·temYou have weariedH3021
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔ם.bə·ḏiḇ·rê·ḵem,with your wordsH1697
3וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temAnd yet you sayH0559
4בַּמָּ֣הbam·māhin what [way]H4100
5הוֹגָ֑עְנוּhō·w·ḡā·‘ə·nū;have we wearied [Him]H3021
6בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe·’ĕ·mā·rə·ḵem,in that you sayH0559
7כָּל־kāl-EveryoneH3605
8עֹ֨שֵׂה‘ō·śêhwho doesH6213
9רָ֜עrā‘evilH7451
10ט֣וֹב ׀ṭō·wḇ[Is] goodH2896
11בְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêin the sightH5869
12יְהוָ֗הYah·wehof YahwehH3068
13וּבָהֶם֙ū·ḇā·hemand in them
14ה֣וּאHeH1931
15חָפֵ֔ץḥā·p̄êṣ,delightsH2654
16א֥וֹ’ōwOrH0176
17אַיֵּ֖ה’ay·yêhwhereH0346
18אֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hê[is] the GodH0430
19הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃؟ham·miš·pāṭ.of justiceH4941

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