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Malachi 3:4-24[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Initially, things were looking up for the Judeans who returned from the Babylonian exile and rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. But after a few generations, the restoration was losing spirit. The grand promises of the previous generation\u2019s prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, were unfulfilled. The Bible\u2019s final prophet, Malachi[2]<\/sup><\/a>, once again directed the people, especially its priests and Levites, on God\u2019s path; the Haftarah conveys his, and God\u2019s, final messages. He exhorts them to desist from a variety of sins against one another and God. To encourage them, God even challenges them to test His ability to reward them so that He can bless them. More profoundly, seeing this blessing of His will partially answer the complaint of even those who fear Him: why do they suffer while evildoers prosper? The rest of His reply to that question will come on a \u201cgreat and fearsome day\u201d which Elijah\u2019s arrival will portend. God will punish the wicked, and the righteous will triumph over them. While awaiting this final redemption, the righteous must continue to follow Moses\u2019s law.<\/p>\n

Redeeming His people while punishing the wicked strongly parallels the events of the Exodus and the forthcoming Passover holiday, and directs attention to the future messianic redemption.<\/p>\n

The prophet\u2019s style is to debate the people: [A]<\/strong> a complaint is lodged; [B]<\/strong> a reply, often sarcastic, is offered; [C]<\/strong> one side elaborates its point; [D]<\/strong> and the prophet concludes with a rebuke or promise.<\/p>\n

Haftarah Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verse 4: After a harsh punishment and purification of its wayward priests, God will again accept Judah\u2019s offerings…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:4<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05d3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[D] <\/strong>Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, as in the days of yore and in the years of old.<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05bd\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u0599 \u05dc\u05b7\u05bd\u05d4’ \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05a5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u0596\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05bd\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u0591\u05b4\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b5\u05a3\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u0594\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 5-7: …but for now, as He awaits their return to Him, God must punish Judah for generations of sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:5<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[A] \u201c<\/strong>I will come near to you in judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who oppress [by withholding] a worker\u2019s wage, the widow, and the orphan; and [against] those who turn aside the stranger and do not fear Me,\u201d says the Lord of hosts.<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd\u05ae \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8\u0592 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05c0 \u05e2\u05b5\u05a3\u05d3 \u05de\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05b5\u0597\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05bd\u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u0599 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05a3\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b4\u0594\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b8\u0591\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b5\u05a3\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e8\u05be\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05a0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05a8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05ea\u05a4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05be\u05d2\u05b5\u05e8\u0599 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u0594\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0596\u05e8 \u05d4’ \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 8-9: Judeans have sinned by not giving tithes to its (sinful) Levites and priests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:8<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[A] <\/strong>Ought man to defraud God? Yet you defraud Me. [B] <\/strong>You ask, \u201cHow have we defrauded You?\u201d [C] <\/strong>[By not giving] tithe and terumah.<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05b2\u05d9\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05a8\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u059c\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u0597\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd\u0599 \u05e7\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u0596\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05a3\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u0591\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05bd\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u0596\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 10-12: God will more than compensate Judeans for the tithes they will give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:10<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[D] \u201c<\/strong>Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me with that!\u201d, says the Lord of hosts, \u201c[to see] if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you immeasurable blessing.\u201d<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05a8\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05bd\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u059c\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05a3\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b8\u0597\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d4\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d8\u05b6\u0599\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3\u0599 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05a4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0\u0599 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d6\u05b9\u0594\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0596\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05a3\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u0591\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd\u05be\u05dc\u05b9\u05a7\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05a3\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u0597\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u059a\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05bb\u05d1\u05bc\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0594\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u059b\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u0596\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05d3\u05b8\u05bd\u05d9\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 13-15: God knows the complaint of His servants: Why serve God when evildoers flourish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:14<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[C] <\/strong>You have said, \u201cIt is vain to serve God! What profit is [there]\u00a0 for our having kept His charge, and for having walked mournfully[3]<\/sup><\/a> before the Lord of hosts?\u201d<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u0595\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u0596\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05a3\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u0597\u05e6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0599\u05e8\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u0599 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u0599\u05db\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u0599 \u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05a3\u05e8\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u0594\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u0596\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 16-21: God will cause the righteous to triumph over evildoers whom He will punish at a time of judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:21<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05db\u05f4\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[D] <\/strong>\u201cYou shall trod upon the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,\u201d says the Lord of hosts.<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05a3\u05dd \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u0594\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05a3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u0594\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u0596\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e8\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u0591\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd\u0599 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a3\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b6\u0594\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u0596\u05e8 \u05d4’ \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c3 (\u05e4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Verses 22-24: God\u2019s final message: Remember the Torah while awaiting Elijah who heralds the final judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Malachi 3:23<\/td>\n\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2:\u05db\u05f4\u05d2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Behold, I send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05a4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05bd\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u0599 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05a3\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u0594\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05ea \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05a3\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u0591\u05d9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u0597\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u059a\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4’ \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05bd\u05d0\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mishnah records a debate concerning Elijah\u2019s future role as set out in the Haftarah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Mishnah Eduyot 8:7<\/td>\n\u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d7:\u05d6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rabbi Joshua said: \u201cI am in receipt [of a tradition] from Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, who heard it from his teacher, and his teacher [heard it] from his teacher, as a law [given] to Moses from [God on Mt.] Sinai, that Elijah will come not to [pronounce] impure or to [pronounce] pure, to distance or to bring near, but rather to distance \u00a0those brought near by force and to bring near those put away by force.\u201d[…] Rabbi Judah says: \u201cto bring near, but not to distance.\u201d Rabbi Shimon says: \u201cto conciliate disputes.\u201d And the Sages say: \u201cneither to put away nor to bring near, but to make peace in the world, for (Malachi 3:23-4) said, \u201cBehold I will send you Elijah the prophet\u201d, etc., \u201cand he [Elijah] shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.\u201d<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05bb\u05e2\u05b7, \u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05bb\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df \u05d6\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05d9, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9, \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d4\u05b5\u05e8, \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1, \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05bb\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7.[…] \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8, \u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1, \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05dc \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7. \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8, \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d5\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05ea. \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d1, \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 (\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05d2) \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05b9’ \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With emendations, all translations are from Sefaria.org.\u00a0 To dedicate, comment, or subscribe, email zbeer570@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/sup><\/a> The reader repeats verse 23 to end the Haftarah \u201c\u05d1\u05db\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u201d (on a \u201cpositive note\u201d).<\/p>\n

[2]<\/sup><\/a> \u201cMalachi\u201d (literally, \u201cMy Messenger\u201d) may be the prophet\u2019s personal name, a nickname for Mordechai or Ezra (Megillah 15a), or the era\u2019s High Priest, Joshua son of Jehotzadak (Da\u2019at Mikra).<\/p>\n

[3]<\/sup><\/a> Translation uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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