Malachi 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 2:5 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 →
בְּרִיתִ֣י
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
הָיְתָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִתּ֗וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
הַֽחַיִּים֙
chay
H2416
living
וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
וָאֶתְּנֵֽם
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֥וֹ
מוֹרָ֖א
môwrâʼ
H4172
fear
וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וּמִפְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
שְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
נִחַ֥ת
châthath
H2865
to be dismayed
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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
"My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him who he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.
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King James Version Public Domain
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“My covenant was with him, life and peace, and I gave them to him fear, and he feared me, and before my name he was dismayed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).