Malachi 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 3:17 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 →
וְהָ֣יוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִ֗י
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֔וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
לַיּ֕וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עֹשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
סְגֻלָּ֑ה
çᵉgullâh
H5459
treasure
וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י
châmal
H2550
to spare
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַחְמֹ֣ל
châmal
H2550
to spare
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּנ֖וֹ
bên
H1121
son
הָעֹבֵ֥ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֹתֽוֹ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
They shall be mine," says Yahweh of Hosts, "my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“And they will be to me,” says Yahweh of Armies, “a special possession on the day that I preparing. And I will have compassion on them just as a man has compassion on his son, the one serving him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).