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New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:4-10

4Then you will knowH3045 that I have sentH7971 thisH2088 commandmentH4687 to you, 1that My 2covenantH1285 may 3continueH1961 with LeviH3878,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 5“My covenantH1285 with him was one of lifeH2425 and 4peaceH7965, and I gaveH5414 them to him as an object of 5reverenceH4172; so he 67reveredH3372 Me and stoodH2865 in aweH2865 of My nameH8034. 689TrueH571 instructionH8451 was in his mouthH6310 and unrighteousnessH5767 was not foundH4672 on his lipsH8193; he walkedH1980 10with Me in peaceH7965 and uprightnessH4334, and he 11turnedH7725 manyH7227 backH7725 from iniquityH5771. 7For the lipsH8193 of a priestH3548 should preserveH8104 12knowledgeH1847, and 13men should 14seekH1245 15instructionH8451 from his mouthH6310; for he is the 16messengerH4397 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 8But as for you, you have turnedH5493 asideH5493 from the wayH1870; you have caused manyH7227 to 17stumbleH3782 18by the instructionH8451; you have 1920corruptedH7843 the covenantH1285 of LeviH3878,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 9“So 21I alsoH1571 have madeH5414 you despisedH959 and 22abasedH8217 23before allH3605 the peopleH5971, justH6310H834 as you are not keepingH8104 My waysH1870 but are showingH5375 24partialityH5375H6440 in the 25instructionH8451.

10“Do we not allH3605 have 26oneH259 fatherH1? 27Has not oneH259 GodH410 createdH1254 us? WhyH4069 do we dealH898 28treacherouslyH898 eachH376 against his brotherH251 so as to profaneH2490 the 29covenantH1285 of our fathersH1?

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  1. 1. Malachi 2:4 Or to be My covenant with ↩
  2. 2. Malachi 2:4 Num 3:11-13, 45; 18:21; Neh 13:29; Mal 3:1 ↩
  3. 3. Malachi 2:4 Lit be ↩
  4. 4. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:12 ↩
  5. 5. Malachi 2:5 Or fear ↩
  6. 6. Malachi 2:5 Or feared ↩
  7. 7. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:7, 8, 13 ↩
  8. 8. Malachi 2:6 Or Law of truth ↩
  9. 9. Malachi 2:6 Ps 119:142, 151, 160 ↩
  10. 10. Malachi 2:6 Deut 33:8, 9; Ps 37:37 ↩
  11. 11. Malachi 2:6 Jer 23:22 ↩
  12. 12. Malachi 2:7 Lev 10:11; Neh 8:7 ↩
  13. 13. Malachi 2:7 Lit they ↩
  14. 14. Malachi 2:7 Num 27:21; Deut 17:8-11; Jer 18:18; Ezek 7:26 ↩
  15. 15. Malachi 2:7 Or law ↩
  16. 16. Malachi 2:7 Hag 1:13 ↩
  17. 17. Malachi 2:8 Jer 18:15 ↩
  18. 18. Malachi 2:8 Or in the law ↩
  19. 19. Malachi 2:8 Or violated ↩
  20. 20. Malachi 2:8 Num 25:12, 13; Neh 13:29; Ezek 44:10 ↩
  21. 21. Malachi 2:9 Nah 3:6 ↩
  22. 22. Malachi 2:9 Ezek 7:26 ↩
  23. 23. Malachi 2:9 Lit to ↩
  24. 24. Malachi 2:9 Deut 1:17; Mic 3:11 ↩
  25. 25. Malachi 2:9 Or law ↩
  26. 26. Malachi 2:10 Is 63:16; 64:8; Jer 31:9; 1 Cor 8:6; Eph 4:6 ↩
  27. 27. Malachi 2:10 Acts 17:24f ↩
  28. 28. Malachi 2:10 Jer 9:4, 5 ↩
  29. 29. Malachi 2:10 Ex 19:4-6; 24:3, 7, 8 ↩

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