Malachi 3:17

“And they will be mine, says YHWH Tsevaot, for the day that I am making, a special treasure; and I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.”

Malachi 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 3:17, word by word

And they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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for the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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am makingעֹשֶׂהose

make

To build or create something.

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a special treasureסְגֻלָּהsegula

special treasure

Special treasure: what someone keeps apart as his most valued possession.

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and I will have compassionחָמַלְתִּיchamalti

have pity, spare

Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.

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a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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who servesעֹבֵדoved

serve

To serve a person.

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The context

16Then those who fear YHWH spoke each with his neighbor; and YHWH paid attention and heard, and a book of memorial was written before him for those who fear YHWH and for those who think on his name.

17 · This verse (above)

18And you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves Elohim and one who does not serve him.

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