4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Malachi 3:4:1 ⧉וְעָֽרְבָה֙vearevand will be pleasing Malachi 3:4:2 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֔הlayahwehto the LORD Malachi 3:4:3 ⧉מִנְחַ֥תminkhatoffering of Malachi 3:4:4 ⧉יְהוּדָ֖הyehudaJudah Malachi 3:4:5 ⧉וִירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםvirushalaimand Jerusalem Malachi 3:4:6 ⧉כִּימֵ֣יkimeas the days of Malachi 3:4:7 ⧉עוֹלָ֔םolamold or antiquity Malachi 3:4:8 ⧉וּכְשָׁנִ֖יםukheshanimand as years of Malachi 3:4:9 ⧉קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃kadmoniyotformer times |
4. Formal Translation Then Judah’s offering, and Jerusalem’s, will be acceptable to the LORD {Yahweh, Receiver of Worship} as it was in earlier days, in years long past. |
4. Dynamic Translation Then what Judah and Jerusalem bring will be welcomed by the LORD {Yahweh, One Who Delights in Worship} the way it was in the old days, in the earliest years. |