Malachi 3:13 Go deeper

Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD . Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

חָזְק֥וּcha.ze.Kuthey have been strong

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 1

עָלַ֛י'a.Laion me

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 3:13 word 2

דִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.Khemwords your

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 3

אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 4

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 5

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.Temand you say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 6

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 7

נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nuhave we spoken together

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVNp1cp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Malachi 3:13 word 8

עָלֶֽיךָ\׃'a.Lei.khaon you

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 3:13 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Your words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
against Me	→	עַל H5921A upon
have been harsh	→	חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Yet you ask	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
have we spoken	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
against You	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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