Revised Version 1895

Malachi 2

1Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, O yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687is foryouאֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH413.

2IfH518ye willnotH3808hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּtish.me.'UH8085, andifH518ye willnotH3808layH5414it toheartלֵ֜בlevH3820, togiveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414gloryכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519unto mynameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, then will Isendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971thecurseH779uponH5921youH3588, and I willcurseH779yourblessingsבִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir.kho.tei.KhemH1293:yeaH3588, I havecursedH779them already,becauseH3588yedoH518notH3808layH5414it toheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willrebukeגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605theseedהַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233for yoursakeH5921, and willspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219dungפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569uponH5921yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.KhemH6440,evenH853thedungפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569of your sacrifices; and ye shall betakenH5375awayוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375with it.

4And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I havesentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687untoyouכִּ֚יkiH3588, that mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285might be withLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285was with him oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416andpeaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965; and IgaveH5414them to him that he mightfearוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372, and hefearedH3372meH5414, andstoodH2865inaweH2865of mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6Thelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571was in hismouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310, andunrighteousnessוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766wasnotH3808foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in hislipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193: hewalkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980withmeH7725inpeaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965anduprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334, anddidH3808turnH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227awayהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725frominiquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For thepriest’sכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193shouldkeepיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and they shouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245thelawוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451at hismouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310: for he is themessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8But ye areturnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493outמִן־min-H4480of thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; ye have causedmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782in thelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451; ye havecorruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Therefore have I alsomadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834contemptible and basebeforeH6440allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,accordingכְּפִ֗יke.FiH6310as ye havenotאֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.KhemH369keptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870, but have hadrespectH6440of persons in thelawבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.

10HaveweH3605notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808allH3605onefatherאָ֤ב'avH1? hathnotהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808oneGodאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us?whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069doH3605weH3605dealנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898treacherouslyH898everyH3605manH376againstH376hisbrotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251,profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490thecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of ourfathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hathdealtH898treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898, and anabominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441iscommittedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and inJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389; forJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hathprofanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490theholinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he loveth, and hathmarriedוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of astrangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068willcutיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772offH3772to themanH376that doeth this him that waketh and him that answereth,outH376of thetentsמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and him that offereth an offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13And thisagainH5750yedoתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213: yecoverכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withtearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832, withweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardethnotH369the offeringanyH5750moreH5750,neitherH369receiveth it withgoodרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522will at yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

14Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherefore?BecauseH3588theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068hath been witnessbetweenH996thee and thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of thyyouthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271,againstH5921whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastdealtבָּגַ֣דְתָּהba.Gad.tahH898treacherouslyH898,thoughH3588sheוְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931is thycompanionחֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖cha.ver.te.KhaH2278, and thewifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802of thycovenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.ri.Te.khaH1285.

15AnddidH6213henotH3808makeH6213one,althoughH3808he had the residue of thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307? And wherefore one? Hesoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245agodlyאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233. Thereforetakeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104to yourspiritבְּר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םbe.Ru.cha.KhemH7307, andletאַל־'al-H408noneH3808dealיִבְגֹּֽד׃yiv.GodH898treacherouslyH898againstH8104thewifeוּבְאֵ֥שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of hisyouthנְעוּרֶ֖יךָne.'u.Rei.khaH5271.

16For Ihateשָׂנֵ֣אsa.Ne'H8130puttingH7971awayשַׁלַּ֗חsha.LachH7971, saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and him that covereth hisgarmentלְבוּשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830withviolenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: thereforetakeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104heedH8104to yourspiritבְּרוּחֲכֶ֖םbe.ru.cha.KhemH7307, that yedealH898notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808treacherouslyתִבְגֹּֽדוּ׃ סtiv.Go.duH898.

17Ye haveweariedהוֹגַעְתֶּ֤םho.ga'.TemH3021theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068with yourwordsבְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔םbe.div.rei.KhemH1697. Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Wherein haveweH3605weariedהוֹגָ֑עְנוּho.Ga.'e.nuH3021him? In that yesayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,EveryH3605one that doethevilרָ֜עra'H7451isgoodט֣וֹב׀TovH2896in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and he delighteth in them; orwhereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941?

Commentaries on Malachi 2

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