Revised Version 1895

Malachi 2:6-13

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.

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