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Malachi 2

Mal. 2:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forr the priest’s
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
lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
should keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
, and they should seek
baqash (Hebrew #1245)
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Pronounce: baw-kash'
Origin: a primitive root
the law
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
at his mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
: for he is thea messenger
mal'ak (Hebrew #4397)
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV usage: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Pronounce: mal-awk'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
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Lev. 10:11• 11and that ye may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. (Lev. 10:11)
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Acts 16:17• 17She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are bondmen of the most high God, who announce to you salvation's way. (Acts 16:17)
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2 Cor. 5:20• 20For Christ then we are ambassadors, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God: (2 Cor. 5:20)

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Law,
Lord of Hosts,
Priest; Priesthood

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Ministry on This Verse

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the priest's.
Lev. 10:11• 11and that ye may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. (Lev. 10:11)
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Deut. 17:8‑11• 8{i}If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose{/i}.
 9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
 10and thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which Jehovah shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee.
 11{i}according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.{/i} (Deut. 17:8‑11)
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Deut. 21:5• 5and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: (Deut. 21:5)
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Deut. 24:8• 8{i}Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou take great heed, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them shall ye take heed to do.{/i} (Deut. 24:8)
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2 Chron. 17:8‑9• 8{i}and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.{/i}
 9And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them, and went about through all the cities of Judah and taught the people. (2 Chron. 17:8‑9)
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2 Chron. 30:22• 22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites {i}that had understanding in the good knowledge of Jehovah; and they ate the feast-offerings the seven days, sacrificing peace-offerings, and extolling Jehovah the God of their fathers.{/i} (2 Chron. 30:22)
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Ezra 7:10• 10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. (Ezra 7:10)
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Neh. 8:2‑8• 2And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
 3And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
 4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose. {i}And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam{/i}.
 5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
 6And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
 7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
 8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, {i}and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading{/i}. (Neh. 8:2‑8)
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Jer. 15:19• 19Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me, and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. Let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. (Jer. 15:19)
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Jer. 18:18• 18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. (Jer. 18:18)
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Hag. 2:11‑13• 11Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
 12If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? {i}And the priests answered and said{/i}, No.
 13Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. (Hag. 2:11‑13)
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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• 24And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
 25in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)
the messenger.
Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Isa. 42:19• 19Who [is] blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] made perfect, and blind as Jehovah's servant? (Isa. 42:19)
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Isa. 44:26• 26that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited, and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof; (Isa. 44:26)
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Hag. 1:13• 13Then spake Haggai Jehovah’s messenger in Jehovah’s message to the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah. (Hag. 1:13)
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John 13:20• 20Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomsoever I shall send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. (John 13:20)
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John 20:21• 21He said therefore to them again, Peace to you: according as the Father hath sent me forth, I also send you. (John 20:21)
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Acts 16:17• 17She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are bondmen of the most high God, who announce to you salvation's way. (Acts 16:17)
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2 Cor. 5:20• 20For Christ then we are ambassadors, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God: (2 Cor. 5:20)
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Gal. 4:14• 14and my temptation which was in my flesh ye slighted not nor loathed, but as an angel of God ye received me(as Christ Jesus. (Gal. 4:14)
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1 Thess. 4:8• 8Wherefore then he that disregardeth disregardeth not man but God that [also] gave his Holy Spirit unto you. (1 Thess. 4:8)
• We have the responsibility side, together with the character of the office....They represented the people before God, and they were charged to represent God to the people. (“Malachi 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seeke the law; for he is the messengerf of Jehovah of hosts.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "should seek."
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Malach, i.e. messenger or angel.

W. Kelly Translation

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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.