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Malachi 2:1-9

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.

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