Malachi 3:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And I will come near	וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י	h7126
1		אֲלֵיכֶם֮	h413
2	to you to judgment	לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒	h4941
3		וְהָיִ֣יתִי׀	h1961
4	witness	עֵ֣ד	h5707
5	and I will be a swift	מְמַהֵ֗ר	h4116
6	against the sorcerers	בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙	h3784
7	and against the adulterers	וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים	h5003
8	swearers	וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים	h7650
9	and against false	לַשָּׁ֑קֶר	h8267
10	and against those that oppress	וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י	h6231
11	in his wages	שְׂכַר	h7939
12	the hireling	שָׂ֠כִיר	h7916
13	the widow	אַלְמָנָ֨ה	h490
14	and the fatherless	וְיָת֤וֹם	h3490
15	and that turn aside	וּמַטֵּי	h5186
16	the stranger	גֵר֙	h1616
17		וְלֹ֣א	h3808
18	from his right and fear	יְרֵא֔וּנִי	h3372
19	not me saith	אָמַ֖ר	h559
20	the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	h3068
21	of hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	h6635

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner `from his right', and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in [his] wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don't fear me," says Yahweh of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.