KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Malachi 4:5 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Behold,” | הִנֵּ֤ה | Lo! | Behold |
| “I” | אָֽנֹכִי֙ | I | I |
| “will send” | שֹׁלֵ֣חַ | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | send |
| “you” | אֵ֖ת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | you |
| “Elijah” | אֵלִיָּ֣ה | Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites | Elijah |
| “the prophet” | הַנָּבִ֑יא | A prophet or (generally) inspired man | prophet |
| “before” | לִפְנֵ֗י | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “the coming” | בּ֚וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | coming |
| “of the great” | הַגָּד֖וֹל | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | great |
| “and dreadful” | וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ | To fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten | dreadful |
| “day” | י֣וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “of the Lord:” | יְהוָ֔ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
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3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
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