MAL 3:13 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. חָזְקוּ
2. 544860
3. they have been strong
4. -
5. 2388
6. V-Vqp3cp
7. they_have_been_strong
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 380998
1. עָלַ,י
2. 544861,544862
3. on me
4. -
6. S-R,Sp1cs
7. on,me
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 380999
1. דִּבְרֵי,כֶם
2. 544863,544864
3. words/messages of your(pl)
4. words
5. 1697
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
7. words_of,your(pl)
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381000
1. אָמַר
2. 544865
3. he says
4. says
5. 559
6. V-Vqp3ms
7. he_says
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381001
1. יְהוָה
2. 544866
3. YHWH
4. Yahweh
5. 3068
6. S-Np
7. Yahweh
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381002
1. וַ,אֲמַרְתֶּם
2. 544867,544868
3. and you(pl) say
4. “But say
5. 559
6. SV-C,Vqq2mp
7. and,you(pl)_say
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381003
1. מַה
2. 544869
3. what
4. -
5. 4100
6. O-Ti
7. what?
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381004
2. 544870
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 381005
1. נִּדְבַּרְנוּ
2. 544871
3. have we spoken together
4. -
5. 1696
6. V-VNp1cp
7. have_we_spoken_together
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381006
1. עָלֶֽי,ךָ
2. 544872,544873
3. on you
4. -
6. S-R,Sp2ms
7. on,you
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381007
2. 544874
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 381008

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:6–18: If the people again start to give the LORD what they owe him, he will again bless them

Notice that this section also starts with the “Statement, Question, Response” pattern. However this time the sequence is expanded. The “Statement-Question” part occurs twice before a longer “Response” is given. (Another difference is that the second statement begins with a short question.) The “Statement-Question-Response” pattern marks the beginning of a new section.

3:6 is a transitional verse, as 2:17 was. Again, it is recommended that you take it as the first verse of this new section.

3:13a

“Your words against Me have been harsh,”

¶ “You^(plur) have spoken many harsh words against me.”
¶ “You^(plur) have been very critical of me.”
¶ “You^(plur) have spoken of me harshly.”

Your words against Me have been harsh: The Hebrew expression which the BSB translates as have been harsh has the basic meaning of “to be strong.”Glazier-McDonald (1987) argues that the meaning here is ‘your words are too much for me’; this rendering is based on Akkadian parallels. She points out that this interpretation creates a parallel with Malachi 2.17: there the people’s words have wearied Yahweh, while here they have gotten worse, becoming intolerable for him. The Hebrew perfect tense having present effect, so some translators use the present tense in translation: ‘your words are too much for me,’ or at least, ‘your words are hard against me.’ In this verse it applies to Your words, and refers to words that are “terrible/severe.” English versions express this idea in different ways. For example:

You have said harsh things against me. (NIV)

You have said terrible things about me. (GNT)

You have criticised me sharply. (NET)

Express this meaning in a natural way in your language.

3:13b

says the LORD.

These are the words of Yahweh.
Yahweh has spoken.
This is what Yahweh says to you^(plur).

says the LORD: See the note on 1:2b.

3:13c

“Yet you ask,

“But you^(plur) ask,

3:13d

‘What have we spoken against You?’

‘What evil/bad things have we^(excl) spoken against you?^(sing)’
‘In what way have we^(excl) spoken against you?^(sing)’

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חָזְק֥וּ עָלַ֛⁠י דִּבְרֵי⁠כֶ֖ם

harsh on,me words_of,your(pl)

Yahweh is using the term words by association to mean what the people have been saying. Alternate translation: [You have been speaking strongly against me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וַ⁠אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם מַה־נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּ עָלֶֽי⁠ךָ

and,you(pl)_say what? spoken on,you

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [But you ask what you have spoken among yourselves against me]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

3:13–4:3 Malachi’s final message contains two distinct but related speeches, the first emphasizing service to the Lord (3:13-18) and the second contrasting the fate of the wicked with that of the righteous (4:1-3). Each speech concludes with the messenger formula (see study note on 1:8). The prophet revisits themes from the fourth message (3:1-5) as he reiterates God’s desire for honesty and faithfulness in worship in view of coming judgment on the day of the Lord. If Malachi is a courtroom drama, this last disputation is the sentencing. While wickedness seems to triumph over righteousness and God seems delinquent in judging sin in the community, the coming day of the Lord will vindicate God’s justice as the wicked are separated from the righteous by the fire of God’s judgment.

3:13 You have said terrible things about me: The people had accused God of favoring evildoers and had openly questioned his justice (see 2:17), but the Lord loves justice (Pss 9:16; 37:28).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. they have been strong
2. -
3. 2534
5. 544860
6. V-Vqp3cp
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 380998
1. on me
2. -
3. 5837,1978
5. 544861,544862
6. S-R,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 380999
1. words/messages of your(pl)
2. words
3. 1726,1978
5. 544863,544864
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381000
1. YHWH
2. Yahweh
3. 3354
5. 544866
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381002
1. he says
2. says
3. 683
5. 544865
6. V-Vqp3ms
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381001
1. and you(pl) say
2. “But say
3. 1987,683
5. 544867,544868
6. SV-C,Vqq2mp
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381003
1. what
2. -
3. 4666
5. 544869
6. O-Ti
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381004
1. have we spoken together
2. -
3. 1609
5. 544871
6. V-VNp1cp
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381006
1. on you
2. -
3. 5837,1978
5. 544872,544873
6. S-R,Sp2ms
8. -
9. Y-397; TProphecies_of_Malachi
10. 381007

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.