Malachi 3:15
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Berean Study Bible
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’ ”

Young's Literal Translation
And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.’

King James Bible
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered.

Hebrew
So now
וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

we
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

call the arrogant
זֵדִ֑ים (zê·ḏîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2086: Insolent, presumptuous

blessed.
מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים (mə·’aš·šə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper

Not only
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

do evildoers
עֹשֵׂ֣י (‘ō·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

prosper,
נִבְנוּ֙ (niḇ·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1129: To build

they even
גַּ֧ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

test
בָּחֲנ֛וּ (bā·ḥă·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 974: To test, to investigate

God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and escape.’”
וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃ (way·yim·mā·lê·ṭū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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