Malachi

Malachi 2:5

⁵“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֣י׀	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with him	אִתּ֗וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
was	הָיְתָ֣ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of life	הַֽחַיִּים֙	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and peace	וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹם	wə·haš·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
which I gave	וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־	wā·’et·tə·nêm-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
it called for reverence	מוֹרָ֖א	mō·w·rā	Noun - masculine singular	H4172 fear
and he revered Me	וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי	way·yî·rā·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3372 fear
and stood in awe	נִחַ֥ת	ni·ḥaṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
of My name	שְׁמִ֖י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.