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But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: (KJV)

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וּמִ֤יu.Miand who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 1

מְכַלְכֵּל֙me.khal.Kel[will] endure

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 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 3:2 word 3

י֣וֹםYom[the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 4

בּוֹא֔וֹbo.'Ocoming he

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 5

וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 6

הָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.Med[is] the [one who will] stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

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

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 7

בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹbe.he.ra.'o.Towhen appears he

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

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 3:2 word 8

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 3:2 word 9

הוּא֙hu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 10

כְּאֵ֣שׁke.'Esh[is] like [the] fire of

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 11

מְצָרֵ֔ףme.tza.Refa refiner

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 12

וּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.Ritand like [the] soap of

Lemma: בֹּרִית (bo.rit) · Strong's: H1287

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

Meaning: lye

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1287; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 13

מְכַבְּסִֽים\׃me.kha.be.Simwashers

Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to wash

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Malachi 3:2 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

But who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can endure	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of His coming	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
And who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can stand	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
when He appears	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will be like a refiner’s	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
[like] a launderer’s	→	כָּבַס H3526H to wash
soap	→	בֹּרִית H1287 lye

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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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