So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”Malachi 3:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם בֵּ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק לְרָשָׁ֑ע בֵּ֚ין עֹבֵ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֔ים לַאֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ ס
- וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.Tem“and you will return”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “again” · Strong's H7725J
- וּרְאִיתֶ֔םu.re.'i.Tem“and you will see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- בֵּ֥יןbein“between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- לְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'“and a wicked [person]”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- בֵּ֚יןbein“between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- עֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved“[one who] serves”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָבַד · “minister” · Strong's H5647H
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“<of> God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- לַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.Sher“and [one] who”Preposition + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ סa.va.Do“he serves him”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “minister” · Strong's H5647H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)