3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Malachi 2:3:1 ⧉הִנְנִ֨יhinnenibehold me or here I am Malachi 2:3:2 ⧉גֹעֵ֤רgoerrebuking Malachi 2:3:3 ⧉לָכֶם֙lakhemto you {plural} Malachi 2:3:4 ⧉אֶת־הַזֶּ֔רַעethazerathe offspring or the seed Malachi 2:3:5 ⧉וְזֵרִ֤יתִיvezeritiand I will scatter Malachi 2:3:6 ⧉פֶ֙רֶשׁ֙pereshdung Malachi 2:3:7 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֔םalpenekhemupon your faces {plural} Malachi 2:3:8 ⧉פֶּ֖רֶשׁpereshdung Malachi 2:3:9 ⧉חַגֵּיכֶ֑םkhagekhemyour feasts or your festival offerings {plural} Malachi 2:3:10 ⧉וְנָשָׂ֥אvenasaand he will carry away or and one will carry away Malachi 2:3:11 ⧉אֶתְכֶ֖םetkekhemyou {plural} Malachi 2:3:12 ⧉אֵלָֽיו׃elavto it or to him |
3. Formal Translation Behold, I {Yahweh, Judicial Rebuker} will rebuke your offspring, and I will throw dung upon your faces—the dung of your feasts—and you will be carried away with it. |
3. Dynamic Translation Listen, I {Yahweh, Wrathful Purger} will correct your offspring, and I will smear animal waste on your faces—the filth from your celebrations—and you will be taken away with it. |