Malachi

Malachi 4:5–6

⁵Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome^c Day of the LORD. ⁶And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.^d Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Footnotes

c 4:5 Or dreadful; LXX glorious
d 4:6 Cited in Luke 1:17|LUK 1:17

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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

Malachi 4:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he will turn	וְהֵשִׁ֤יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the hearts	לֵב־	lêḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the fathers	אָבוֹת֙	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their children	בָּנִ֔ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and the hearts	וְלֵ֥ב	wə·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the children	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
Otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
I will come	אָב֕וֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and strike	וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י	wə·hik·kê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
with a curse	חֵֽרֶם׃	ḥê·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing

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Malachi 4:5 Luke 1:17 · Matthew 17:10–13 · Mark 9:11–13 · Matthew 11:13–14 · Malachi 3:1 · Isaiah 40:3 · John 1:21 · Joel 2:31 · Malachi 4:1 · Matthew 27:47–49 · Luke 7:26–28 · Revelation 6:17

Malachi 4:6 Luke 1:16–17 · Isaiah 11:4 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Matthew 23:35–38 · Daniel 9:11 · Revelation 22:20–21 · Deuteronomy 29:19–29 · Luke 1:76 · Isaiah 65:15 · Isaiah 61:2 · Revelation 19:15 · Isaiah 24:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.