A HANDBOOK ON THE HEBREW TEXT OF MALACHI 1 An oracle, the word of Yahweh to Israel by the hand of Malachi. 1:1 מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי׃ The opening, nonverbal sentence is a narrative discourse of classification for the book and serves as a title. The sentence begins with a noun, which classifies the entire book as oracular in nature and sets the stage for the remainder of the book. The narrative identifies the giver and recipient
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