Malachi
Malachi 3:17
17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will be | וְהָ֣יוּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Mine | לִ֗י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| on the day | לַיּ֕וֹם | lay·yō·wm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| prepare | עֹשֶׂ֣ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| My treasured possession | סְגֻלָּ֑ה | sə·ḡul·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5459 possession, property |
| And I will spare | וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י | wə·ḥā·mal·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2550 spare |
| them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| spares | יַחְמֹ֣ל | yaḥ·mōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2550 spare |
| his own | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| son | בְּנ֖וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| who serves | הָעֹבֵ֥ד | hā·‘ō·ḇêḏ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 19:5 · Deuteronomy 7:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:18 · Isaiah 62:3–4 · Romans 8:32 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Jeremiah 32:38–39 · Deuteronomy 26:17–18 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Malachi 1:6 · Ezekiel 36:27–28 · Deuteronomy 14:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.