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Malachi 2

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

2IfyedonothearH8085,andifyedonotlay[it]toheartלֵ֜בlevH3820,togiveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414gloryH3519untomynameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Iwillevensendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971thecurseH779amongyou,andIwillcurseH779yourblessingsH1293:yea,IhavealreadycursedH779them,becauseyedonotlay[it]toheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Behold,Iwillrebukeגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605yourseedH2233,andspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219dungפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569uponyourfacesH6440,thedungפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569ofyourfeastsH2282;andtheyshalltakeH5375youawayוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375withit.

4Andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIhavesentH7971thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687untoyou,thatmycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285mightbeלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961withLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285withhimwasoflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416andpeaceH7965,andIgaveH5414themtohimthathemightfearוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372;andhefearedH3372me,andtrembledbeforemynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6ThelawH8451oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571wasH1961inhismouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310,andunrighteousnessוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766wasH1961notfoundH4672inhislipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193:hewalkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980withmeinpeaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965anduprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334,andheturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227frominiquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7Forthepriest'slipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193shouldkeepH8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,andathismouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310theyseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245thelawH8451;forheisthemessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8ButyearedepartedH5493outofthewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; yehavecausedmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782atthelawH8451; yehavecorruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9AndIalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571havemadeH5414youcontemptibleandbasebeforeallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseyehavenotkeptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870,buthaverespectofpersonsin[administering]thelawH8451.

10Havewenotalloneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259fatherH1? Hathnotoneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069dowedealנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898unfaithfullyeverymanH376againsthisbrotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251,byprofaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofourfathersH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hathdealtH898unfaithfully,andanabominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441iscommittedinIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andinJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hathprofanedH2490thesanctuaryקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944ofJehovahwhichhelovedH157,andhathmarriedH1166thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofastrangegodאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Jehovahwillcutיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772offfromthetentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290themanH376thatdoeththis,himthatcallethandhimthatanswereth;andhimthatofferethanoblation untoJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13Andfurtheryedothis: yecoverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahwithtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,withweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065,andwithsighing, insomuchthatheregardethnottheoblationanymore,norreceiveth [it]withsatisfactionatyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

14Yetyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherefore?BecauseJehovahhathbeenawitnessbetweentheeandthewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofthyyouthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,againstwhomthou hastdealtבָּגַ֣דְתָּהba.Gad.tahH898unfaithfully:yetisshethycompanion,andthewifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802ofthycovenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.ri.Te.khaH1285.

15Anddidnotoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259makeH6213[them]?andtheremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605oftheSpiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307washis.Andwhereforetheoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259?Hesoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245aseedH2233ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104thentoyourspiritבְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbe.Ru.cha.KhemH7307,andletnonedealיִבְגֹּֽד׃yiv.GodH898unfaithfullyagainstthewifeוּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802ofhisyouthנְעוּרֶ֖יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,

16(forIhateH8130puttingawayשַׁלַּ֗חsha.LachH7971, saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;)andhecoverethwithviolenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555hisgarment, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104thentoyourspiritבְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbe.ru.cha.KhemH7307,thatyedealH898notunfaithfully.

17YehaveweariedH3021Jehovahwithyourwordsבְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔םbe.div.rei.KhemH1697,andyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, WhereinhaveweweariedH3021[him]?Inthatyesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,Everyonethatdoethevilרָ֜עra'H7451isgoodט֣וֹב׀TovH2896inthesightofJehovah,andhedelightethinthem;or,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346istheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofjudgmentH4941?

Commentaries on Malachi 2

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