Malachi

Malachi 3:2

²But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But who	וּמִ֤י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
can endure	מְכַלְכֵּל֙	mə·ḵal·kêl	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
the day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of His coming	בּוֹא֔וֹ	bō·w·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
And who	וּמִ֥י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
can stand	הָעֹמֵ֖ד	hā·‘ō·mêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
when He appears	בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹ	bə·hê·rā·’ō·w·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	הוּא֙	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will be like a refiner’s	מְצָרֵ֔ף	mə·ṣā·rêp̄	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
fire	כְּאֵ֣שׁ	kə·’êš	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
a launderer’s	מְכַבְּסִֽים׃	mə·ḵab·bə·sîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3526 (tread), wash
soap	וּכְבֹרִ֖ית	ū·ḵə·ḇō·rîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H1287 lye, alkali, potash, soap

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.