Malachi 4:3

“And you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am making, says YHWH Tsevaot.”

Malachi 4:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 4:3, word by word

And you will trampleעַסּוֹתֶםasotem

trample

To tread down, to crush as grapes are trodden to squeeze out their juice. It appears only in Malachi 4:3 (Hebrew 3:21): those who fear YHWH will trample the wicked.

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the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

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they will beיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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ashesאֵפֶרefer

ashes

Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.

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the solesכַּפּוֹתkapot

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

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of your feetרַגְלֵיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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on the dayיּוֹםyom

day of YHWH

"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.

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am makingעֹשֶׂהose

make

To build or create something.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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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.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

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The context

2But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings; and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

3 · This verse (above)

4Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel: statutes and rules.

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