Malachi

Malachi 2:3

³Behold, I will rebuke your descendants,^a and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will rebuke	גֹעֵ֤ר	ḡō·‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
your	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
descendants	הַזֶּ֔רַע	haz·ze·ra‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and I will spread	וְזֵרִ֤יתִי	wə·zê·rî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
dung	פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙	p̄e·reš	Noun - masculine singular	H6569 fecal matter
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your faces	פְּנֵיכֶ֔ם	pə·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
the waste	פֶּ֖רֶשׁ	pe·reš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6569 fecal matter
from your feasts	חַגֵּיכֶ֑ם	ḥag·gê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
and you will be carried off	וְנָשָׂ֥א	wə·nā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
with it	אֵלָֽיו׃	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.