mal.a.khut denotes the LORD’s communicated message as Haggai speaks it to the people.

The attested use identifies the LORD’s message as the setting in which Haggai addresses the people in Haggai 1:13.

1. The LORD’s message delivered through Haggai · dominant

   In Haggai 1:13, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the clause describing Haggai’s speech to the people; the APB renders the verse, “Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke in the message of the LORD to the people.”

   Haggai 1:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Haggai 1:13, the APB presents the relevant clause as Haggai speaking “in the message of the LORD.” It cannot establish a more precise English equivalent for the individual term.