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Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. (KJV)

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הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere I

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 1

גֹעֵ֤רgo.'Er[am] about to rebuke

Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to rebuke

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 3

הַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'the offspring

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 4

וְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiand I will spread

Lemma: זָרָה (za.rah) · Strong's: H2219

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 39 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 26:33, Numbers 16:37, Ruth 3:2, 1 Kings 14:15, Job 18:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2219; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 5

פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshdung

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶשׁ (pe.resh) · Strong's: H6569

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: refuse

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 4:11, Leviticus 8:17, Leviticus 16:27, Numbers 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6569; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 7

פְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.Khemfaces your

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 8

פֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.resh[the] dung of

Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶשׁ (pe.resh) · Strong's: H6569

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: refuse

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 29:14, Leviticus 4:11, Leviticus 8:17, Leviticus 16:27, Numbers 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6569; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 9

חַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.Khemfestivals your

Lemma: חַג (chag) · Strong's: H2282

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: feast

Used 62 times. Also: Exodus 10:9, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2282; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 10

וְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'and someone will carry away

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 11

אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> you

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 12

אֵלָֽיו\׃'e.Lavwith it

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Malachi 2:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I will rebuke	→	גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke
your	→
descendants	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
and I will spread	→	זָרָה H2219 to scatter
dung	→	פֶּ֫רֶשׁ H6569 refuse
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
your faces	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
the waste	→	פֶּ֫רֶשׁ H6569 refuse
from your feasts	→	חַג H2282 feast
and you will be carried off	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
with it	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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