Malachi 3:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 3:7 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 →
לְמִימֵ֨י
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם
ʼâb
H1
father
סַרְתֶּ֤ם
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵֽחֻקַּי֙
chôq
H2706
statute
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם
shâmar
H8104
to keep
שׁ֤וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אָמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֑וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בַּמֶּ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
נָשֽׁוּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says Yahweh of Hosts. "But you say, 'How shall we return?'
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King James Version Public Domain
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘In what shall we return?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).