Malachi

Malachi 3:1

¹“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me.^a Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple — the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight — see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Footnotes

a 3:1 Cited in Matthew 11:10|MAT 11:10, Mark 1:2, and Luke 7:27

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִ֤י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will send	שֹׁלֵחַ֙	šō·lê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
My messenger	מַלְאָכִ֔י	mal·’ā·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4397 messenger
who will prepare	וּפִנָּה־	ū·p̄in·nāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
the way	דֶ֖רֶךְ	ḏe·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
before Me	לְפָנָ֑י	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
Then the Lord	הָאָד֣וֹן׀	hā·’ā·ḏō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H113 lord
whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
seek	מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים	mə·ḇaq·šîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1245 seek
will suddenly	וּפִתְאֹם֩	ū·p̄iṯ·’ōm	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6597 suddenness
come	יָב֨וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
His temple	הֵיכָל֜וֹ	hê·ḵā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1964 palace, temple
the Messenger	וּמַלְאַ֨ךְ	ū·mal·’aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the covenant	הַבְּרִ֜ית	hab·bə·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
in whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֤ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
delight	חֲפֵצִים֙	ḥă·p̄ê·ṣîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in
see	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
He is coming	בָ֔א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Malachi 4:5 · Luke 1:76 · Mark 1:2–3 · Matthew 11:10–11 · Luke 7:26–28 · Isaiah 63:9 · Malachi 2:7 · Acts 19:4 · Isaiah 40:3–5 · John 1:6–7 · Matthew 17:10–13 · Exodus 23:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.