Malachi

Malachi 3:3–4

3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

4Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

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Malachi 3:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And He will sitוְיָשַׁ֨בwə·yā·šaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
as a refinerמְצָרֵ֤ףmə·ṣā·rêp̄Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6884 smelt, refine, test
and purifierוּמְטַהֵר֙ū·mə·ṭa·hêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure
of silverכֶּ֔סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
He will purifyוְטִהַ֤רwə·ṭi·harConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Leviלֵוִי֙lê·wîNoun - proper - masculine singularH3878 Levi
and refineוְזִקַּ֣קwə·ziq·qaqConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2212 refine, purify
themאֹתָ֔ם’ō·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
like goldכַּזָּהָ֖בkaz·zā·hāḇPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
and silverוְכַכָּ֑סֶףwə·ḵak·kā·sep̄Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
Then they will presentמַגִּישֵׁ֥יmag·gî·šêVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructH5066 draw near, approach
offeringsמִנְחָ֖הmin·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃biṣ·ḏā·qāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness

Malachi 3:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the offeringsמִנְחַ֥תmin·ḥaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4503 gift, tribute, offering
of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םwî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
will pleaseוְעָֽרְבָה֙wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH6149 be sweet, pleasing
the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
as in daysכִּימֵ֣יkî·mêPreposition-k; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of oldעוֹלָ֔ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and yearsוּכְשָׁנִ֖יםū·ḵə·šā·nîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine pluralH8141 year
gone byקַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH6931 former, eastern

Cross-references

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Malachi 3:3 Isaiah 1:25 · Proverbs 17:3 · Zechariah 13:9 · Hebrews 12:10 · Daniel 12:10 · Ephesians 5:26–27 · Psalm 66:10 · Titus 2:14 · 1 Peter 1:7 · Philippians 2:17 · John 4:23–24 · Proverbs 25:4

Malachi 3:4 2 Chronicles 7:1–3 · Isaiah 56:7 · Zechariah 8:3 · Jeremiah 30:18–20 · Ezekiel 20:40–41 · Ezekiel 43:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.