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Malachi 2

1Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, O yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687isforyou.

2IfyewillnothearH8085,andifyewillnotlayittoheartלֵ֜בlevH3820,togiveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414gloryH3519untomynameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,thenwillIsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971thecurseH779uponyou,andIwillcurseH779yourblessingsH1293;yea,IhavecursedH779themalready,becauseyedonotlayittoheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Behold,Iwillrebukeגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605yourseedH2233,andwillspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219dungפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569uponyourfacesH6440,eventhedungפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569ofyourfeastsH2282;andyeshallbetakenH5375awayוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375withit.

4Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIhavesentH7971thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687untoyou,thatmycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285maybeלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961withLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285waswithhimoflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416andpeaceH7965;andIgaveH5414themtohimthathemightfearוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372;andhefearedH3372me,andstoodinaweofmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6ThelawH8451oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571wasH1961inhismouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310,andunrighteousnessוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766wasH1961notfoundH4672inhislipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193:hewalkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980withmeinpeaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965anduprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334,andturnedH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227awayהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725frominiquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7Forthepriest’sכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193shouldkeepH8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,andtheyshouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245thelawH8451athismouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310;forheisthemessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8ButyeareturnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493outofthewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; yehavecausedmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782inthelawH8451; yehavecorruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9ThereforehaveIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571madeH5414youcontemptibleandbasebeforeallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,accordingasyehavenotkeptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870,buthavehadrespectofpersonsinthelawH8451.

10Havewenotalloneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259fatherH1? hathnotoneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us?whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069dowedealנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898treacherouslyH898everymanH376againsthisbrotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251,profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofourfathersH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hathdealtH898treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898,andanabominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441iscommittedinIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andinJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hathprofanedH2490theholinessH6944ofJehovahwhichheloveth,andhathmarriedH1166thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofaforeigngodאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Jehovahwillcutיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772off,tothemanH376thatdoeththis,himthatwakethandhimthatanswereth,outofthetentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andhimthatofferethanofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503untoJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13AndthisagainH5750yedo: yecoverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahwithtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,withweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065,andwithsighing, insomuchthatheregardethnottheofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503anymore,neitherreceivethitwithgoodwillatyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

14Yetyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherefore?BecauseJehovahhathbeenwitnessbetweentheeandthewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofthyyouthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,againstwhomthou hastdealtבָּגַ֣דְתָּהba.Gad.tahH898treacherouslyH898,thoughsheisthycompanion,andthewifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802ofthycovenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.ri.Te.khaH1285.

15AnddidhenotmakeH6213oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259,althoughhehadtheresidueoftheSpiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307?Andwhereforeoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259?Hesoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245agodlyseedH2233. Thereforetakeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104toyourspiritבְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbe.Ru.cha.KhemH7307,andletnonedealיִבְגֹּֽד׃yiv.GodH898treacherouslyH898againstthewifeוּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802ofhisyouthנְעוּרֶ֖יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271.

16ForIhateH8130puttingawayשַׁלַּ֗חsha.LachH7971, saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhimthatcoverethhisgarmentwithviolenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:thereforetakeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104toyourspiritבְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbe.ru.cha.KhemH7307,thatyedealH898nottreacherouslyתִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃ סtiv.Go.duH898.

17YehaveweariedH3021Jehovahwithyourwordsבְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔םbe.div.rei.KhemH1697.Yetyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, WhereinhaveweweariedH3021him?Inthatyesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,Everyonethatdoethevilרָ֜עra'H7451isgoodט֣וֹב׀TovH2896inthesightofJehovah,andhedelightethinthem;orwhereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346istheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofjusticeהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

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