Revised Version 1895

Malachi 2:1-9

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.

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