Berean Standard Bible

Malachi 2:4-7

4Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413אֵ֖ת'etH853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687so that My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285withאֶת־'et-H854Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878may continueלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5“My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854wasהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961oneof lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416and peaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965,which I gaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414to him;it called for reverenceמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172,and he revered Meוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372and stood in aweוּמִפְּנֵ֥י נִחַ֥ת הֽוּא׃u.mi.pe.Nei ni.Chat Hu'H2865 H1931 H6440of My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6Trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571instructionתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451wasהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310,and nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808falseוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766was foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672on his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193.He walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with Meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and uprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334,and he turnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227from iniquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548should preserveיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,and people should seekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245instructionוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the messengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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