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Malachi 3:2

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Malachi 3:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּמִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔וֹ וּמִ֥י הָעֹמֵ֖ד בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹ כִּֽי־הוּא֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ מְצָרֵ֔ף וּכְבֹרִ֖ית מְכַבְּסִֽים׃

  1. וּמִ֤יu.Mi“and who?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  2. מְכַלְכֵּל֙me.khal.Kel“[will] endure”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּל · “to sustain” · Strong's H3557
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. י֣וֹםYom“[the] day of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. בּוֹא֔וֹbo.'O“coming he”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. וּמִ֥יu.Mi“and who?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  7. הָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.Med“[is] the [one who will] stand”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  8. בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹbe.he.ra.'o.To“when appears he”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. הוּא֙hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. כְּאֵ֣שׁke.'Esh“[is] like [the] fire of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  12. מְצָרֵ֔ףme.tza.Ref“a refiner”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַף · “to refine” · Strong's H6884
  13. וּכְבֹרִ֖יתu.khe.vo.Rit“and like [the] soap of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בֹּרִית · “lye” · Strong's H1287
  14. מְכַבְּסִֽים׃me.kha.be.Sim“washers”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כָּבַס · “to wash” · Strong's H3526H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)