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Malachi 3:5 Interlinear

And I will come near to you to judgment witness and I will be a swift against the sorcerers and against the adulterers swearers and against false and against those that oppress in his wages the hireling the widow and the fatherless and that turn aside the stranger from his right and fear not me saith the LORD of hosts

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְקָרַבְתִּ֣יH7126And I will come nearto approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
2אֲלֵיכֶם֮H413near, with or among; often in general, to
3לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒H4941to you to judgmentproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
4וְהָיִ֣יתִי׀H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5עֵ֣דH5707witnessconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince
6מְמַהֵ֗רH4116and I will be a swiftproperly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication)
7בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙H3784against the sorcerersproperly, to whisper a spell, i.e., to inchant or practise magic
8וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםH5003and against the adulterersto commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
9וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםH7650swearersto seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
10לַשָּׁ֑קֶרH8267and against falsean untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
11וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יH6231and against those that oppressto press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
12שְׂכַרH7939in his wagespayment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
13שָׂ֠כִירH7916the hirelinga man who is hired by the day or year
14אַלְמָנָ֨הH490the widowa widow; also a desolate place
15וְיָת֤וֹםH3490and the fatherlessa bereaved person
16וּמַטֵּיH5186and that turn asideto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
17גֵר֙H1616the strangerproperly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
18וְלֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
19יְרֵא֔וּנִיH3372from his right and fearto fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
20אָמַ֖רH559not me saithto say (used with great latitude)
21יְהוָ֥הH3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
22צְבָאֽוֹת׃H6635of hostsa mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci

Verse Context

Malachi 3:4be pleasant unto the LORD Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem as in the days...
Malachi 3:5 (current)And I will come near to you to judgment witness and I will be a swift against the sorcerers and against the adulterers swearers and against false and against those that oppress in his wages the hireling the widow and the fatherless and that turn aside the stranger from his right and fear not me saith the LORD of hosts
Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD I change ...

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