11 translations · Hebrew
Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.
Malachi 3:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.
- KJV King James Version
- Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “Behold, I am sending My messenger, || And he has prepared a way before Me, || And suddenly the Lord whom you are seeking comes into His temple, || Even the Messenger of the Covenant, || Whom you are desiring, || Behold, He is coming,” said YHWH of Hosts.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way for me. The Lord you are seeking will suddenly arrive at his Temple. The messenger of the agreement you say is so happy with you is coming, says the Lord Almighty.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming!” says the LORD of Armies.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנְנִ֤י | hin·nî | Behold | H2005 הֵן look! |
| שֹׁלֵחַ֙ | šō·lê·aḥ | I will send | H7971 שָׁלַח to send: depart |
| מַלְאָכִ֔י | mal·’ā·ḵî | My messenger | H4397 מַלְאָךְ messenger |
| וּפִנָּה־ | ū·p̄in·nāh- | who will prepare | H6437 פָּנָה to turn |
| דֶ֖רֶךְ | ḏe·reḵ | the way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| לְפָנָ֑י | lə·p̄ā·nāy | before Me | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| וּפִתְאֹם֩ | ū·p̄iṯ·’ōm | will suddenly | H6597 פִּתְאֹם suddenly |
| יָב֨וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | come | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| הֵיכָל֜וֹ | hê·ḵā·lōw | His temple | H1964 הֵיכָל temple |
| הָאָד֣וֹן׀ | hā·’ā·ḏō·wn | Then the Lord | H113 אָדוֹן lord |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | whom | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים | mə·ḇaq·šîm | seek | H1245 בָּקַשׁ to seek |
| וּמַלְאַ֨ךְ | ū·mal·’aḵ | the Messenger | H4397 מַלְאָךְ messenger |
| הַבְּרִ֜ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | of the covenant | H1285 בְּרִית covenant |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | in whom | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| אַתֶּ֤ם | ’at·tem | you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| חֲפֵצִים֙ | ḥă·p̄ê·ṣîm | delight | H2655 חָפֵץ delighting |
| הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | see | H2009 הִנֵּה behold |
| בָ֔א | ḇā | He is coming | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| צְבָאֽוֹת׃ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | of Hosts | H6635 צָבָא army |
Related verses
- Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
- Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
- Mark 1:2–3
As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you: the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”
- Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
- Matthew 11:10–11
For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
- Luke 7:26–28
But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”
- Malachi 2:7
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.
- Acts 19:4
Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- Isaiah 40:3–5
The voice of one who calls out, “Prepare the way of Yahweh in the wilderness! Make a level highway in the desert for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain. Yahweh’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
- John 1:6–7
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.
2 “But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;
3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
Read all of Malachi 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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