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Malachi 2:6-13

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.

8But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859have departedסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,and your instructionבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451has caused manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227to stumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782.You have violatedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9“So Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589in turnוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853you despisedנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959and humiliatedוּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.LimH8217before allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseכְּפִ֗יke.FiH6310אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have notאֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.KhemH369keptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104אֶת־'et-H853My waysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870,but have shown partialityוְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים פָּנִ֖יםve.no.se.'Im pa.NimH5375 H6440in matters of the lawבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.”

10Do we notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808allלְכֻלָּ֔נוּle.khu.La.nuH3605have oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259Fatherאָ֤ב'avH1?Did notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808oneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410create usבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254?Why thenמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do we break faithנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898with oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251so as to profaneלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063has broken faithבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898;an abominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441has been committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063has profanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157sanctuaryקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944by marryingוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Asfor the manלָאִ֨ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834does thisיַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya.'a.Se.nahH6213,may the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068cut offיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772from the tentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290everyone who isawakeעֵ֣ר'erH5782and awareוְעֹנֶ֔הve.'o.NehH6030—even if he bringsוּמַגִּ֣ישׁu.ma.GishH5066an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13And thisוְזֹאת֙ve.zoTH2063is anotherשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145thing you doתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213:You coverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832אֶת־'et-H853,with weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065and groaningוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הva.'a.na.KahH603,because He noמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369longerע֗וֹדodH5750regardsפְּנוֹת֙ אֶל־pe.nOt 'el-H6437 H413your offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503or receives themוְלָקַ֥חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947gladlyרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522from your handsמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

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