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Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? (KJV)

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אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם'a.mar.Temyou have said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)

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 3:14 word 1

שָׁ֖וְאshav'[is] futility

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H

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

Meaning: vanity: vain

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 2

עֲבֹ֣ד'a.Vodto serve

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to serve: minister

Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 3

אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 4

וּמַה\־u.mah-and 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 3:14 word 5

בֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'[is the] profit

Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215

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

Meaning: unjust-gain

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Job 22:3, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 6

כִּ֤יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 7

שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙sha.Mar.nuwe have kept

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 8

מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹmish.mar.Tocharge his

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 9

וְכִ֤יve.Khiand that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 10

הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuwe have walked

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 11

קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתke.Do.ra.Nitmournfully

Lemma: קְדֹרַנִּית (qe.do.ran.nit) · Strong's: H6941

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: mournfully

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6941; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 12

מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 13

יְהוָ֥הYah.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 3:14 word 14

צְבָאֽוֹת\׃tze.va.'otof hosts

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: Hosts

Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Malachi 3:14 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

You have said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
It is futile	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
to serve	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
have we gained	→	בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
by keeping	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
His requirements	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
and walking	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
mournfully	→	קְדֹרַנִּית H6941 mournfully
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
of Hosts	→	צָבָא H6635B Hosts

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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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