Malachi 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 2:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הִנְנִ֨י
hên
H2005
behold
גֹעֵ֤ר
gâʻar
H1605
to rebuke
לָכֶם֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַזֶּ֔רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וְזֵרִ֤יתִי
zârâh
H2219
to scatter
פֶ֨רֶשׁ֙
peresh
H6569
dung
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵיכֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
פֶּ֖רֶשׁ
peresh
H6569
dung
חַגֵּיכֶ֑ם
chag
H2282
feast
וְנָשָׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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אֵלָֽיו
ʼêl
H413
to
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold me, rebuking the seed to you, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung of your festivals, and one will take you away with it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).