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And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right , and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. (KJV)

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וְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.Tiand I will draw near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 1

אֲלֵיכֶם֮'a.lei.Khemto you

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 3:5 word 2

לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.Patfor <the> judgment

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G

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

Meaning: justice: judgement

Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 3

וְהָיִ֣יתִי\׀ve.ha.Yi.tiand I will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 4

עֵ֣ד'eda witness

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

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

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 5

מְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.Herhastening

Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A

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

Meaning: to hasten

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 6

בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.Fimon the sorcerers

Lemma: כָּשַׁף (ka.shaph) · Strong's: H3784

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

Meaning: to practice sorcery

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 7:11, Exodus 22:18, Deuteronomy 18:10, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Daniel 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3784; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 7

וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.Fimand on the adulterers

Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003

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

Meaning: to commit adultery

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 8

וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'Imand on <the> [those who] swear an oath

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 9

לַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerto <the> falsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 10

וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.Keiand on [those who] defraud

Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to oppress

Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 11

שְׂכַר\־se.kha.r.Sa-<of> [the] hire of

Lemma: שָׂכָר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7939

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

Meaning: wages

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 30:18, Genesis 30:28, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7939; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 12

שָׂ֠כִירSa.khira hired laborer

Lemma: שָׂכִיר (sa.khir) · Strong's: H7916

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

Meaning: hired

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:45, Exodus 22:15, Leviticus 19:13, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7916; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 13

אַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.Naha widow

Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: widow

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 14

וְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.Tomand a fatherless one

Lemma: יָתוֹם (ya.tom) · Strong's: H3490

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

Meaning: orphan

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3490; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 15

וּמַטֵּי\־u.ma.tei-and [those who] thrust aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 16

גֵר֙ger<of> a sojourner

Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616

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

Meaning: sojourner

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 17

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 3:5 word 18

יְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.nithey fear me

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

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

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Malachi 3:5 word 19

אָמַ֖ר'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 3:5 word 20

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 3:5 word 21

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 3:5 word 22

How the BSB renders it

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

Then I will draw near	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
to you	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
for judgment	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement
And I will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a swift	→	מָהַר H4116A to hasten
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness
against sorcerers	→	כָּשַׁף H3784 to practice sorcery
and adulterers	→	נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery
and	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
perjurers	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
against oppressors	→	עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress
of the widowed	→	אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow
and fatherless	→	יָתוֹם H3490 orphan
and against those who defraud laborers	→	שָׂכָר H7939 wages
of their wages	→	שָׂכִיר H7916 hired
and deny justice	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
to the foreigner	→	גֵּר H1616 sojourner
but do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
fear Me	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
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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