Malachi 3:5
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Berean Study Bible
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“Then I will draw near
וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י (wə·qā·raḇ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

to you
אֲלֵיכֶם֮ (’ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

for judgment.
לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒ (lam·miš·pāṭ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

And I will be
וְהָיִ֣יתִי ׀ (wə·hā·yî·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a swift
מְמַהֵ֗ר (mə·ma·hêr)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

witness
עֵ֣ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

against sorcerers
בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ (bam·ḵaš·šə·p̄îm)
Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3784: To whisper a, spell, to inchant, practise magic

and adulterers
וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים (ū·ḇam·nā·’ă·p̄îm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize

and
וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים (ū·ḇan·niš·bā·‘îm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

perjurers,
לַשָּׁ֑קֶר (laš·šā·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

against oppressors
וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·‘ō·šə·qê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

of the widowed
אַלְמָנָ֨ה (’al·mā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place

and fatherless,
וְיָת֤וֹם (wə·yā·ṯō·wm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3490: A bereaved person

and against those who defraud laborers
שְׂכַר־ (śə·ḵa·r·śā-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7939: Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit

of their wages
שָׂ֠כִיר (ḵîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7916: A man at wages

and deny justice
וּמַטֵּי־ (ū·maṭ·ṭê-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to the foreigner
גֵר֙ (ḡêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner

but do not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fear Me,”
יְרֵא֔וּנִי (yə·rê·’ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

says
אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts.
צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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