Malachi 3:4
Strong's Lexicon
Then the offerings
מִנְחַ֥ת (min·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4503: 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised' 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

and Jerusalem
וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (wî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem = 'teaching of peace' 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

will please
וְעָֽרְבָה֙ (wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6149: 1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing 1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant

the LORD,
לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

as in days
כִּימֵ֣י (kî·mê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

of old
עוֹלָ֔ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5769: 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity

and years
וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים (ū·ḵə·šā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8141: 1) year 1a) as division of time 1b) as measure of time 1c) as indication of age 1d) a lifetime (of years of life)

gone by.
קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃ (qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6931: 1) former, ancient, eastern 1a) former, ancient 1b) eastern

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

Young's Literal Translation
And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by.

New American Standard Bible
"Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.

King James Bible
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.

New Living Translation
Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.

English Standard Version
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.

New American Standard Bible
"Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.

King James Bible
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by."

International Standard Version
Then the offering to the LORD by Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable as it was in the past, even as in former years.

NET Bible
The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in former times and years past.

American Standard Version
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

English Revised Version
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

Young's Literal Translation
And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.
















Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

2 Chronicles 7:12
And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Malachi 1:1
The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

Malachi 3:3
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Malachi 3:2
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:6
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Malachi 3:7
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
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