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Malachi 4:6

And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Malachi 4:6
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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)

וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לֵב־אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וְלֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל־אֲבוֹתָ֑ם פֶּן־אָב֕וֹא וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ חֵֽרֶם׃

  1. וְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.Shiv“and he will turn back”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  2. לֵב־lev-“[the] heart of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  3. אָבוֹת֙'a.Vot“fathers”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  4. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. בָּנִ֔יםba.Nim“sons”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. וְלֵ֥בve.Lev“and [the] heart of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  7. בָּנִ֖יםba.Nim“sons”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. אֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.Tam“fathers their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  10. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  11. אָב֕וֹא'a.Vo'“I should come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. וְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.Ti“and I will strike”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  15. חֵֽרֶם׃Che.rem“total destruction”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫רֶם · “devoted thing” · Strong's H2764A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)