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Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. (KJV)

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וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.Temand you will return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725J

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

Meaning: to return: again

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725J; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 1

וּרְאִיתֶ֔םu.re.'i.Temand you will see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 2

בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 3

צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 4

לְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'and a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 5

בֵּ֚יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 6

עֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved[one who] serves

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

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 3:18 word 7

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him<of> God

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 3:18 word 8

לַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.Sherand [one] who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 9

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Malachi 3:18 word 10

עֲבָדֽוֹ\׃\ \סa.va.Dohe serves him

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

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

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 3:18 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So you will again	→	שׁוּב H7725J to return: again
distinguish	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
those who serve	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and those who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister

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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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