New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:1-4

1“And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687is for you, O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

2Ifאִם־'im-H518you donot listenתִשְׁמְע֡וּtish.me.'UH8085,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not takeתָשִׂ֨ימוּta.Si.muH7760it to heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to giveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414honorכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519to My nameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034,”saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “then I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971thecurseהַמְּאֵרָ֔הha.me.'e.RahH3994upon you and I will curseוְאָרוֹתִ֖יve.'a.ro.TiH779your blessingsבִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir.kho.tei.KhemH1293;and indeedוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571, I havecursedאָרוֹתִ֔יהָ'a.ro.Ti.haH779them already,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you are not takingשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760itto heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3BeholdH2009, I am going torebukeגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605youroffspringהַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233, and I willspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219refuseפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569on your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.KhemH6440, therefuseפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569of yourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282;and you will be takenוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375away with it.

4Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687to you, that Mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285maycontinueלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961with Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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