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Malachi 2

Mal. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And now, O ye priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, this commandment
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
is for you.

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Priest; Priesthood

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-9:  He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting their covenant;
10-12:  and the people for marrying strange wives;
13-16:  and for putting away their former ones,
17:  and for infidelity.
Mal. 1:6• 6A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? (Mal. 1:6)
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Jer. 13:13• 13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. (Jer. 13:13)
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Lam. 4:13• 13For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, (Lam. 4:13)
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Hos. 5:1• 1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. (Hos. 5:1)
• This chapter is chiefly devoted to the priests. (“Malachi 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.