Malachi 3:16
{ "verseID": "Malachi.3.16", "source": "אָ֧ז נִדְבְּר֛וּ יִרְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ וַיִּשְׁמָ֔ע וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב סֵ֣פֶר זִכָּר֤וֹן לְפָנָיו֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י שְׁמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾAz* *nidberu* *yirʾe* *YHWH* *ʾish* *et*-*reʿehu* *wa-yaqshev* *YHWH* *wa-yishmaʿ* *wa-yikkatev* *sefer* *zikkaron* *le-fanaw* *le-yirʾe* *YHWH* *u-le-ḥosheve* *shemo*.", "grammar": { "*ʾAz*": "adverb - then", "*nidberu*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they spoke", "*yirʾe*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - fearers of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾish*": "noun, masculine singular - each man", "*et*": "preposition", "*reʿehu*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/companion", "*wa-yaqshev*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave attention", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*wa-yishmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard", "*wa-yikkatev*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and was written", "*sefer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - book of", "*zikkaron*": "noun, masculine singular - remembrance", "*le-fanaw*": "preposition + noun, plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him", "*le-yirʾe*": "preposition + adjective, masculine plural construct - for those who fear", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*u-le-ḥosheve*": "waw conjunction + preposition + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - and for those who esteem", "*shemo*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name" }, "variants": { "*nidberu*": "spoke together/talked with one another/conversed", "*yirʾe*": "fearers of/those who revere/those who stand in awe of", "*ʾish et-reʿehu*": "each to his neighbor/one to another/each with his companion", "*yaqshev*": "gave attention/listened attentively/paid heed", "*yishmaʿ*": "heard/listened/heeded", "*yikkatev*": "was written/was recorded", "*sefer zikkaron*": "book of remembrance/memorial book/record book", "*le-fanaw*": "before him/in his presence", "*le-yirʾe*": "for those who fear/for those who revere", "*ḥosheve shemo*": "those who esteem his name/those who think upon his name/those who value his name" } }