Malachi

Malachi 4:2–5

²“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,^a and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. ³Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.

⁴“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.^b

⁵Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome^c Day of the LORD.

Footnotes

a 4:2 Or the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in His wings
b 4:4 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai
c 4:5 Or dreadful; LXX glorious

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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Malachi 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But for you who fear	יִרְאֵ֤י	yir·’ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3373 fear
My name	שְׁמִי֙	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
the sun	שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - common singular construct	H8121 sun
of righteousness	צְדָקָ֔ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
will rise	וְזָרְחָ֨ה	wə·zā·rə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
with healing	וּמַרְפֵּ֖א	ū·mar·pê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4832 healing, cure, health
in its wings	בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ	biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
and you will go out	וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם	wî·ṣā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
and leap	וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם	ū·p̄iš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6335 spring about
like calves	כְּעֶגְלֵ֥י	kə·‘eḡ·lê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5695 calf
from the stall	מַרְבֵּֽק׃	mar·bêq	Noun - masculine singular	H4770 stall

Malachi 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will trample	וְעַסּוֹתֶ֣ם	wə·‘as·sō·w·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6072 press, crush
the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֔ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they will be	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
ashes	אֵ֔פֶר	’ê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
under	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the soles	כַּפּ֣וֹת	kap·pō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of your feet	רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם	raḡ·lê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H7272 foot
on the day	בַּיּוֹם֙	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am preparing	עֹשֶׂ֔ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
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׃פ	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Malachi 4:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	זִכְר֕וּ	ziḵ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2142 remember
the law	תּוֹרַ֖ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of My servant	עַבְדִּ֑י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
the statutes	חֻקִּ֖ים	ḥuq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinances	וּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃	ū·miš·pā·ṭîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4941 judgment
I commanded	צִוִּ֨יתִי	ṣiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
him	אוֹת֤וֹ	’ō·w·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
at Horeb	בְחֹרֵב֙	ḇə·ḥō·rêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2722 Horeb

Malachi 4:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
will send	שֹׁלֵ֣חַ	šō·lê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
you	לָכֶ֔ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֣ה	’ê·lî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֑יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
before	לִפְנֵ֗י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the coming	בּ֚וֹא	bō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
of the great	הַגָּד֖וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and awesome	וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃	wə·han·nō·w·rā	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
Day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh