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Malachi 2:6-8
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6 He taught what was true;[a] sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him[b] because he is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law;[c] you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,”[d] says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:6 tn Heb “True teaching was in his mouth”; cf. NASB, NRSV “True instruction (doctrine NAB) was in his mouth.”
  2. Malachi 2:7 tn Heb “from his mouth” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).
  3. Malachi 2:8 tn The definite article embedded within בַּתּוֹרָה (battorah) may suggest that the Torah is in mind and not just “ordinary” priestly instruction, though it might refer to the instruction previously mentioned (v. 7).
  4. Malachi 2:8 tn Or “the Levitical covenant.”
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