H9001–/וַ–v

And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.

וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם (וִֽ) vi. “and”

My agreement with him was on my side life and peace, and I gave them to him; on his side fear, and he had fear of me and gave honour to my name.

וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־ (וָ) va. “and”וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי (וַ) va “and”

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

... So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.

וְכִסָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

וּפִנָּה־ (וּ) u. “and”

He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

וְיָשַׁ֨ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְטִהַ֤ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְזִקַּ֣ק (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

וְעָֽרְבָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are

וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֣יתִי׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room f

וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies

וְגָעַרְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.

וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.

וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.

וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמָ֔ע (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב (וַ֠) Va “and”

And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

וְהָ֣יוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.

וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְאִיתֶ֔ם (וּ) u. “and”

For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.

וְהָי֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִהַ֨ט (וְ) ve. “and”

But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.

וְזָרְחָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם (וִֽ) vi. “and”וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.

וְעַסּוֹתֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

וְהֵשִׁ֤יב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”