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Malachi 1:1

Hebrew
מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי
ESV
The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
NIV
An oracle: The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi.
NLT
This is the message that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.
LXX
λῆμμα λόγουplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
κυρίου ἐπὶ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Ισραηλ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
χειρὶ ἀγγέλου αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
θέσθε δὴ ἐπὶ τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
καρδίας ὑμῶν
KJV
The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

Zechariah 14:21 ← Malachi 1:1 → Malachi 1:2

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