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.
And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a ſwift witneſſe againſt the ſorcerers, and againſt the adulterers, and againſt falſe ſwearers, and againſt thoſe that || oppreſſe the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherleſſe, and that turne aſide the ſtranger from his right, and feare not me, ſaith the Lord of hoſts.
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אַלְמָנָה , feminine noun, ʾalmana — a widow (value 126)
H490,
אַלְמָנָה ʼalmânâh, al-maw-naw'; feminine of H488; a widow; also a desolate place:—desolate house (palace), widow.Used in 54 Verses, 16 Books 56  Occurrence Count
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
גֵּר , masculine noun, geyr — a sojourner (value 203)
H1616,
גֵּר gêr, gare; or (fully) geyr (gare); from H1481; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner:—alien, sojourner, stranger.sojourner
a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights
of foreigners in Israel, though conceded rights
Used in 83 Verses, 16 Books 92  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יָרֵא , verb, yareyʾ — to fear (value 211)
H3372,
יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; a primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten:—affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).to fear, revere, be afraid
(Qal)
to fear, be afraid
to stand in awe of, be awed
to fear, reverence, honour, respect
(Niphal)
to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
(Piel) to make afraid, terrify
(TWOT) to shoot, pour
Used in 318 Verses, 34 Books 329  Occurrence Count
יָתוֹם , masculine noun, yatom — an orphan (value 456)
H3490,
יָתוֹם yâthôwm, yaw-thome'; from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person:—fatherless (child), orphan.Used in 42 Verses, 12 Books 42  Occurrence Count
כָּשַׁף , verb, kashaf — to practice sorcery (value 400)
H3784,
כָּשַׁף kâshaph, kaw-shaf'; a primitive root; properly, to whisper a spell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic:—sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).(Piel) to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft
sorcerer, sorceress (participle)
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
מָהַר , verb, mahar — to hasten (value 245)
H4116,
מָהַר mâhar, maw-har'; a primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly:—be carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) × quickly, rash, × shortly, (be so) × soon, make speed, × speedily, × straightway, × suddenly, swift.(Qal) to hasten
(Niphal) to be hurried, be anxious
hasty, precipitate, impetuous
(Piel)
to hasten, make haste
hasten (used as adverb with another verb)
to hasten, prepare quickly, do quickly, bring quickly
Used in 60 Verses, 20 Books 64  Occurrence Count
מִשְׁפָּט , masculine noun, mishpat — judgment (value 429)
H4941,
מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'; from H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong.judgment, justice, ordinance
judgment
act of deciding a case
place, court, seat of judgment
process, procedure, litigation (before judges)
case, cause (presented for judgment)
sentence, decision (of judgment)
execution (of judgment)
time (of judgment)
justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)
ordinance
decision (in law)
right, privilege, due (legal)
proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
Used in 406 Verses, 31 Books 421  Occurrence Count
נָאַף , verb, naʾaf — to commit adultery (value 131)
H5003,
נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af'; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.to commit adultery
(Qal)
to commit adultery
usually of man
always with wife of another
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
(Piel)
to commit adultery
of man
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
Used in 26 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
נָטָה , verb, nata — to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend (value 64)
H5186,
נָטָה nâṭâh, naw-taw'; a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows):— afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow
(Qal)
to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer
to spread out, pitch (tent)
to bend, turn, incline
to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down
to bend, bow
to hold out, extend (fig.)
(Niphal) to be stretched out
(Hiphil)
to stretch out
to spread out
to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away
Used in 207 Verses, 26 Books 214  Occurrence Count
עֵד , masculine noun, ʿeyd — a witness (value 74)
H5707,
עֵד ʻêd, ayd; contracted from H5749; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:—witness.witness
witness, testimony, evidence (of things)
witness (of people)
Used in 60 Verses, 15 Books 70  Occurrence Count
עָשַׁק , verb, ʿashak — to oppress, wrong, extort (value 470)
H6231,
עָשַׁק ʻâshaq, aw-shak'; a primitive root (compare H6229); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow:—get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), (-or), do violence (wrong).to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort
(Qal)
to oppress, wrong, extort
to oppress
(Pual) to be exploited, be crushed
Used in 35 Verses, 16 Books 36  Occurrence Count
צָבָא , masculine noun, tzavaʾ — army, war, warfare (value 93)
H6635,
צָבָא tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'; or (feminine) צְבָאָה tsebâʼâh; from H6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship):—appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host
army, host
host (of organised army)
host (of angels)
of sun, moon, and stars
of whole creation
war, warfare, service, go out to war
service
Used in 462 Verses, 27 Books 485  Occurrence Count
קָרַב , verb, karav — to come near, approach (value 302)
H7126,
קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab'; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.to come near, approach, enter into, draw near
(Qal) to approach, draw near
(Niphal) to be brought near
(Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near
(Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present
Used in 263 Verses, 27 Books 280  Occurrence Count
שָׁבַע , verb, shavaʿ — to swear (value 372)
H7650,
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ, shaw-bah'; a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times):—adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646), take an oath, × straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.to swear, adjure
(Qal) sworn (participle)
(Niphal)
to swear, take an oath
to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)
to curse
(Hiphil)
to cause to take an oath
to adjure
Used in 175 Verses, 27 Books 184  Occurrence Count
שָׂכִיר , adjective, sakhiyr — hired (value 530)
H7916,
שָׂכִיר sâkîyr, saw-keer'; from H7936; a man at wages by the day or year:—hired (man, servant), hireling.hired
hired (of animal)
hireling, hired labourer (subst)
mercenary
Used in 17 Verses, 7 Books 17  Occurrence Count
שָׂכָר , masculine noun, sakhar — hire, wages (value 520)
H7939,
שָׂכָר sâkâr, saw-kawr'; from H7936; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit:—hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.hire, wages
wages
reward, pay
fare, fee, passage-money
Used in 25 Verses, 14 Books 28  Occurrence Count
שֶׁקֶר , masculine noun, sheker — deception, disappointment, falsehood (value 600)
H8267,
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
deceit, fraud, wrong
fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
falsehood (injurious in testimony)
testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
lie, falsehood (in general)
false tongue
in vain
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
| Malachi 3:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| 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. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י אֲלֵיכֶם֮ לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒ וְהָיִ֣יתִי ׀ עֵ֣ד מְמַהֵ֗ר בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י שְׂכַר־שָׂ֠כִיר אַלְמָנָ֨ה וְיָת֤וֹם וּמַטֵּי־גֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יְרֵא֔וּנִי אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ |
| Verse #23126 (Ch. #928) — 22 words, 105 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And I will come near |
H7126karav |
קָרַב |
302 |
| to you to judgment; |
H4941mishpat |
מִשְׁפָּט |
429 |
| and I will be a swift |
H4116mahar |
מָהַר |
245 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| against the sorcerers, |
H3784kashaf |
כָּשַׁף |
400 |
| and against the adulterers, |
H5003naʾaf |
נָאַף |
131 |
| and against false |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| swearers, |
H7650shavaʿ |
שָׁבַע |
372 |
| and against those that oppress |
H6231ʿashak |
עָשַׁק |
470 |
| the hireling |
H7916sakhiyr |
שָׂכִיר |
530 |
| in his wages, |
H7939sakhar |
שָׂכָר |
520 |
| the widow, |
H490ʾalmana |
אַלְמָנָה |
126 |
| and the fatherless, |
H3490yatom |
יָתוֹם |
456 |
| and that turn aside |
H5186nata |
נָטָה |
64 |
| the stranger |
H1616geyr |
גֵּר |
203 |
| from his right, and fear |
H3372yareyʾ |
יָרֵא |
211 |
| not me, saith |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| of hosts. |
H6635tzavaʾ |
צָבָא |
93 |
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