Malachi

Malachi 2:7–8

⁷For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

⁸But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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Malachi 2:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the lips	שִׂפְתֵ֤י	śip̄·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of a priest	כֹהֵן֙	ḵō·hên	Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
should preserve	יִשְׁמְרוּ־	yiš·mə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
knowledge	דַ֔עַת	ḏa·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
and people should seek	יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ	yə·ḇaq·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
instruction	וְתוֹרָ֖ה	wə·ṯō·w·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
from his mouth	מִפִּ֑יהוּ	mip·pî·hū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is the messenger	מַלְאַ֥ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה־	Yah·weh-	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Malachi 2:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	וְאַתֶּם֙	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have departed	סַרְתֶּ֣ם	sar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the way	הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and your instruction	בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה	bat·tō·w·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
has caused many	רַבִּ֖ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
to stumble	הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥ם	hiḵ·šal·tem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
You have violated	שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙	ši·ḥat·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of Levi	הַלֵּוִ֔י	hal·lê·wî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
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

Cross-references

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Malachi 2:7 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · Leviticus 10:11 · Deuteronomy 21:5 · 2 Corinthians 5:20 · John 13:20 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Ezra 7:10 · Acts 16:17 · John 20:21 · 2 Chronicles 30:22 · Nehemiah 8:2–8 · Malachi 3:1

Malachi 2:8 Nehemiah 13:29 · Jeremiah 18:15 · Jeremiah 17:5 · 1 Samuel 2:17 · Ezekiel 44:10 · Malachi 2:5 · Isaiah 30:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.