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Malachi 2:1-9

1And now, O yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687is for you.

2If ye will nothearתִשְׁמְע֡וּtish.me.'UH8085, and if ye will notlayתָשִׂ֨ימוּta.Si.muH7760it toheartלֵ֜בlevH3820, togiveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414gloryכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519to mynameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034,saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, I will evensendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971acurseהַמְּאֵרָ֔הha.me.'e.RahH3994upon you, and I willcurseוְאָרוֹתִ֖יve.'a.ro.TiH779yourblessingsבִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir.kho.tei.KhemH1293: yea, I havecursedאָרוֹתִ֔יהָ'a.ro.Ti.haH779them already, because ye do notlayשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760it toheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Behold, I willcorruptגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605yourseedהַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233, andspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219dungפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569upon yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.KhemH6440, even thedungפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569of your solemnfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282; and one shall take youawayוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375with it.

4And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I havesentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687to you, that mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285might be withLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5Mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285was with him oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416andpeaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965; and Igaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414them to him for thefearמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172which hefearedוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372me, and wasafraidנִחַ֥תni.ChatH2865beforeוּמִפְּנֵ֥יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6Thelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571was in hismouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310, andiniquityוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766was notfoundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in hislipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193: hewalkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with me inpeaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965andequityוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334, andturnedH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.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 havedepartedסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493out of thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; ye have causedmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782at thelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451; ye havecorruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Therefore have I alsomadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youcontemptibleנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959andbaseוּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.LimH8217before all thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,accordingכְּפִ֗יke.FiH6310as ye have notkeptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104mywaysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870, but have beenpartialוְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים פָּנִ֖יםve.no.se.'Im pa.NimH5375 H6440in thelawבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.

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