Malachi 2:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

Young's Literal Translation
My covenant hath been with him of life and of peace, And I make them to him a fear, and he doth fear Me, And because of My name he hath been affrighted.

King James Bible
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

Hebrew
“My covenant
בְּרִיתִ֣י ׀ (bə·rî·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with him
אִתּ֗וֹ (’it·tōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

was
הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

[one] of life
הַֽחַיִּים֙ (ha·ḥay·yîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

and peace,
וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹם (wə·haš·šā·lō·wm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

and I gave them
וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־ (wā·’et·tə·nêm-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to him;
ל֥וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

it called for reverence,
מוֹרָ֖א (mō·w·rā)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4172: Fear, a fearful thing, deed

and he revered Me
וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי (way·yî·rā·’ê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

and stood in awe
נִחַ֥ת (ni·ḥaṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear

of My name.
שְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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