Malachi 2
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Malachi 2:7-9

7For the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548should maintainיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and people shouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245instructionוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310; for he is themessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.
8But as for you, you have turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870;you have caused manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782by the instructionבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451; you haveruinedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.
9“SoI alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you despisedנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959and oflowH8217reputationH8217in the view of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,sinceכְּפִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤רke.Fi 'a.SherH6310H834you are not keepingשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104My waysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870but are showingH5375partialityפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH5375H6440in theinstructionבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.”
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