Malachi 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 3:14 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 →
אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁ֖וְא
shâvᵉʼ
H7723
vanity
עֲבֹ֣ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
בֶּ֗צַע
betsaʻ
H1215
unjust gain
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁמַ֨רְנוּ֙
shâmar
H8104
to keep
מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ
mishmereth
H4931
guard
וְכִ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הָלַ֨כְנוּ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית
qᵉdôrannîyth
H6941
mournfully
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Hosts?
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King James Version Public Domain
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have said, ‘Serving God worthless. And what profit, that we have kept his charge and that we have walked mournfully to the face of Yahweh of Armies?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).