Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.Malachi 3:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעָֽרְבָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִנְחַ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּימֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃
- וְעָֽרְבָה֙ve.'a.re.Vah“and it will be pleasing”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָרַב · “to please” · Strong's H6149
- לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- מִנְחַ֥תmin.Chat“[the] offering of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מִנְחָה · “offering” · Strong's H4503G
- יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.Lim“and Jerusalem”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- כִּימֵ֣יki.Mei“like [the] days of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- עוֹלָ֔םo.Lam“antiquity”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “old” · Strong's H5769J
- וּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.Nim“and like years”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃kad.mo.ni.Yot“former”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from קַדְמֹנִי · “older” · Strong's H6931H
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info