Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 2:4-7

4And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971this commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687unto you, that my covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285might be with Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285was with him of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416and peaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965;and I gaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414them to him forthe fearמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172wherewith he fearedוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372me, and was afraidנִחַ֥תni.ChatH2865beforeוּמִפְּנֵ֥יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6The lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571was in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310,and iniquityוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766was not foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193:he walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with me in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and equityוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334,and did turnH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227awayהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725from iniquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For the priest’sכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193should keepיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,and they should seekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245the lawוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451at his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310: for he isthe messengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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