Malachi
Malachi 2:6
6True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True | אֱמֶת֙ | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| instruction | תּוֹרַ֤ת | tō·w·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| was | הָיְתָ֣ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in his mouth | בְּפִ֔יהוּ | bə·p̄î·hū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and nothing | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| false | וְעַוְלָ֖ה | wə·‘aw·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
| was found | נִמְצָ֣א | nim·ṣā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| on his lips | בִשְׂפָתָ֑יו | ḇiś·p̄ā·ṯāw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| He walked | הָלַ֣ךְ | hā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with Me | אִתִּ֔י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| in peace | בְּשָׁל֤וֹם | bə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| and uprightness | וּבְמִישׁוֹר֙ | ū·ḇə·mî·šō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4334 level place, uprightness |
| and he turned | הֵשִׁ֥יב | hê·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| many | וְרַבִּ֖ים | wə·rab·bîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| from iniquity | מֵעָוֺֽן׃ | mê·‘ā·wōn | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
Cross-references
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Daniel 12:3 · 2 Timothy 2:15–16 · Revelation 14:5 · Jeremiah 23:22 · James 5:19–20 · Acts 26:18 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 1:16–17 · Titus 1:7–9 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 · Genesis 17:1 · Luke 20:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.