Mal 3:16-18 : 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"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Malachi.3.17",
"source": "וְהָ֣יוּ לִ֗י אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת לַיּ֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י עֹשֶׂ֣ה סְגֻלָּ֑ה וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יַחְמֹ֣ל אִ֔ישׁ עַל־בְּנ֖וֹ הָעֹבֵ֥ד אֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*We-hayu* *li* *ʾamar* *YHWH* *tsevaʾot* *la-yom* *ʾasher* *ʾani* *ʿoseh* *segullah* *we-ḥamalti* *ʿalehem* *ka-ʾasher* *yaḥmol* *ʾish* *ʿal*-*beno* *ha-ʿoved* *ʾoto*.",
"grammar": {
"*We-hayu*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they will be",
"*li*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to/for me",
"*ʾamar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says/said",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*tsevaʾot*": "noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies",
"*la-yom*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the day",
"*ʾasher*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʾani*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*ʿoseh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - making/doing",
"*segullah*": "noun, feminine singular - treasured possession",
"*we-ḥamalti*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will spare",
"*ʿalehem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*ka-ʾasher*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as/just as",
"*yaḥmol*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares",
"*ʾish*": "noun, masculine singular - a man",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over",
"*beno*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son",
"*ha-ʿoved*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the one serving",
"*ʾoto*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him"
},
"variants": {
"*hayu li*": "they will be mine/they will belong to me",
"*la-yom*": "in the day/for the day/on the day",
"*ʿoseh*": "making/doing/preparing",
"*segullah*": "treasured possession/special treasure/precious property",
"*ḥamalti*": "spare/have compassion/show mercy",
"*yaḥmol*": "spares/has compassion/shows mercy",
"*beno ha-ʿoved ʾoto*": "his son who serves him/his son who obeys him"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Malachi.3.18",
"source": "וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם בֵּ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק לְרָשָׁ֑ע בֵּ֚ין עֹבֵ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֔ים לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ ס",
"text": "*We-shavtem* *u-reʾitem* *ben* *tsaddiq* *le-rashaʿ* *ben* *ʿoved* *ʾElohim* *la-ʾasher* *loʾ* *ʿavado*.",
"grammar": {
"*We-shavtem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will return",
"*u-reʾitem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will see",
"*ben*": "preposition - between",
"*tsaddiq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous one",
"*le-rashaʿ*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to/and wicked one",
"*ben*": "preposition - between",
"*ʿoved*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - one serving",
"*ʾElohim*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*la-ʾasher*": "preposition + relative pronoun - to the one who",
"*loʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʿavado*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - served him"
},
"variants": {
"*shavtem*": "return/turn back/again",
"*reʾitem*": "see/observe/discern",
"*ben tsaddiq le-rashaʿ*": "between righteous and wicked/between the just and the unjust",
"*ʿoved ʾElohim*": "one who serves God/one who obeys God/one who worships God",
"*la-ʾasher loʾ ʿavado*": "one who does not serve Him/one who does not obey him"
}
}