New American Standard Bible 2020

Malachi 2:4-8

4Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, 1so that My 2covenant may 3continue with Levi,” says the Lord of armies.

5“My covenant with him was one of life and 4peace, and I gave them to him as an object of 5reverence; so he 6 7revered Me and was in awe of My name.

6 8 9True instruction was in his mouth and injustice was not found on his lips; he walked 10with Me in peace and justice, and he 11turned many back from wrongdoing.

7For the lips of a priest should maintain 12knowledge, and people should 13seek 14instruction from his mouth; for he is the 15messenger of the Lord of armies.

8But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to 16stumble 17by the instruction; you have 18ruined the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of armies.

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Notes

1. Malachi 2:4 Or to be My covenant with ↩
2. Malachi 2:4 Num 3:11-13, 45; 18:21; Neh 13:29; Mal 3:1 ↩
3. Malachi 2:4 Lit be ↩
4. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:12 ↩
5. Malachi 2:5 Or fear ↩
6. Malachi 2:5 Or feared ↩
7. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:7, 8, 13 ↩
8. Malachi 2:6 Or Law of truth ↩
9. Malachi 2:6 Ps 119:142, 151, 160 ↩
10. Malachi 2:6 Deut 33:8, 9; Ps 37:37 ↩
11. Malachi 2:6 Jer 23:22 ↩
12. Malachi 2:7 Lev 10:11; Neh 8:7 ↩
13. Malachi 2:7 Num 27:21; Deut 17:8-11; Jer 18:18; Ezek 7:26 ↩
14. Malachi 2:7 Or the Law ↩
15. Malachi 2:7 Hag 1:13 ↩
16. Malachi 2:8 Jer 18:15 ↩
17. Malachi 2:8 Or in the Law ↩
18. Malachi 2:8 Num 25:12, 13; Neh 13:29; Ezek 44:10 ↩

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