Malachi 3:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Remember the law of Moses, my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זִכְר֕וּ תּוֹרַ֖ת מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדִּ֑י אֲשֶׁר֩ צִוִּ֨יתִי אוֹת֤וֹ בְחֹרֵב֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חֻקִּ֖ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃

Transliteration

Zikhru torat Mosheh ʿavdi ʾasher tsiwwiti ʾoto ve-Ḥorev ʿal-kol-Yisraʾel ḥuqqim u-mishpatim.

Grammar Details

• *Zikhru*: Qal imperative, masculine plural - remember
• *torat*: noun, feminine singular construct - law/instruction of
• *Mosheh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʿavdi*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my servant
• *ʾasher*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *tsiwwiti*: Piel perfect, 1st person singular - I commanded
• *ʾoto*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *ve-Ḥorev*: preposition + proper noun - in Horeb
• *ʿal*: preposition - concerning
• *kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all
• *Yisraʾel*: proper noun - Israel
• *ḥuqqim*: noun, masculine plural - statutes
• *u-mishpatim*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and ordinances

Word Meanings

• *Zikhru*: remember/recall/keep in mind
• *torat*: law/instruction/teaching/direction
• *ʿavdi*: my servant/my worker
• *tsiwwiti*: I commanded/I ordered/I instructed
• *ve-Ḥorev*: in Horeb/at Horeb [Sinai]
• *ḥuqqim*: statutes/decrees/ordinances
• *mishpatim*: ordinances/judgments/regulations