Malachi
Malachi 3:16
16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that time | אָ֧ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| those who feared | יִרְאֵ֥י | yir·’ê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| spoke | נִדְבְּר֛וּ | niḏ·bə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1696 speak |
| with one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| and the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| listened | וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤ב | way·yaq·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| and heard | וַיִּשְׁמָ֔ע | way·yiš·mā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| So a scroll | סֵ֣פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| of remembrance | זִכָּר֤וֹן | zik·kā·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2146 memorial, remembrance |
| was written | וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב | way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| before Him | לְפָנָיו֙ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| regarding those who feared | לְיִרְאֵ֣י | lə·yir·’ê | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and honored | וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י | ū·lə·ḥō·šə·ḇê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2803 think, account |
| His name | שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 20:12 · Psalm 56:8 · Malachi 4:2 · Revelation 15:4 · Isaiah 26:3 · Ezekiel 9:4 · Hebrews 4:12–13 · Malachi 3:5 · Hebrews 10:24 · 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · Acts 9:31 · Psalm 34:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.