Malachi

Malachi 2:4–5

⁴Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. ⁵“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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Malachi 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will know	וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם	wî·ḏa‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have sent	שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי	šil·laḥ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
you	אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
this	הַזֹּ֑את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
commandment	הַמִּצְוָ֣ה	ham·miṣ·wāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4687 commandment
so that My covenant	בְּרִיתִי֙	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Levi	לֵוִ֔י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
may continue	לִֽהְי֤וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Malachi 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֣י׀	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with him	אִתּ֗וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
was	הָיְתָ֣ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of life	הַֽחַיִּים֙	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and peace	וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹם	wə·haš·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
which I gave	וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־	wā·’et·tə·nêm-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
it called for reverence	מוֹרָ֖א	mō·w·rā	Noun - masculine singular	H4172 fear
and he revered Me	וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי	way·yî·rā·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3372 fear
and stood in awe	נִחַ֥ת	ni·ḥaṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
of My name	שְׁמִ֖י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name

Cross-references

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Malachi 2:4 Numbers 3:12 · Ezekiel 38:23 · Matthew 3:12 · Nehemiah 13:29 · John 15:2 · Jeremiah 28:9 · Ezekiel 44:9–16 · Luke 10:11

Malachi 2:5 Ezekiel 37:26 · Numbers 25:12–13 · Ezekiel 34:25 · Numbers 16:9–10 · Exodus 32:26–29 · Deuteronomy 33:8–11 · Psalm 106:30–31 · Numbers 3:45 · Numbers 18:8–24 · Numbers 8:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.