New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:4-7

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.

5“My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285with him was one oflifeH2425andpeaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965,and I gaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414them to him as an object ofreverenceמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172; so hereveredוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372Me and stoodH2865in aweH2865of My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6Trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571instructionתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451was in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310and unrighteousnessH5767was not foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672on his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193;he walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with Me in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and uprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334, and heturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227backH7725from iniquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548should preserveיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and men shouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245instructionוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310; for he is themessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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