Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD Almighty. New Living Translation Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. English Standard Version So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts. Berean Standard Bible Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. King James Bible And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. New King James Version Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, That My covenant with Levi may continue,” Says the LORD of hosts. New American Standard Bible Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says the LORD of armies. NASB 1995 “Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says the LORD of hosts. NASB 1977 “Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says the LORD of hosts. Legacy Standard Bible Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts. Amplified Bible Then you will know [without any doubt] that I have sent this [new] commandment to you (priests), that My covenant may continue with Levi [the priestly tribe],” says the LORD of hosts. Christian Standard Bible Then you will know that I sent you this decree, so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Armies. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. “ American Standard Version And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall know that I sent you this commandment that my covenant would be with Levi, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with the sons of Levi, saith the Lord Almighty. Contemporary English Version I am telling you this, so I can continue to keep my agreement with your ancestor Levi. Douay-Rheims Bible And you shall know that I sent you this commandment, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. English Revised Version And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then you will know that I sent you this warning so that my promise to Levi will continue," says the LORD of Armies. Good News Translation Then you will know that I have given you this command, so that my covenant with the priests, the descendants of Levi, will not be broken. International Standard Version "You will know that I sent this commandment to you in order to continue my covenant with Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. JPS Tanakh 1917 Know then that I have sent This commandment unto you, That My covenant might be with Levi, Saith the LORD of hosts. Literal Standard Version And you have known that I have sent this charge to you, | For My covenant being with Levi,” said YHWH of Hosts. Majority Standard Bible Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. New American Bible You should know that I sent you this commandment so that my covenant with Levi might endure, says the LORD of hosts. NET Bible Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi," says the LORD who rules over all. New Revised Standard Version Know, then, that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may hold, says the LORD of hosts. New Heart English Bible You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says the LORD of hosts. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. World English Bible You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. Young's Literal Translation And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Warning to Priests…3Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it. 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.… Cross References Numbers 3:11 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Numbers 3:45 "Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD. Numbers 18:21 Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. Nehemiah 13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. Malachi 3:1 "Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple--the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight--see, He is coming," says the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, said the LORD of hosts. ye. 1 Kings 22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. Jeremiah 28:9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him. that my. Isaiah 1:24-28 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: … Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Ezekiel 20:38-41 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD… Jump to Previous Admonition Agreement Almighty Armies Charge Command Commandment Continue Covenant Hold Hosts Levi OrderJump to Next Admonition Agreement Almighty Armies Charge Command Commandment Continue Covenant Hold Hosts Levi OrderMalachi 2 1. He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting their covenant;10. and the people for marrying strange wives; 13. and for putting away their former ones, 17. and for infidelity. (4) Commandment.--Or rather, decree, as in Malachi 2:1. That my covenant might be.--Better, to be my covenant--i.e., so that this new decree, which I have been compelled to make against the house of Levi, may be my covenant with him instead of the old one, of which the prophet goes on to speak. Levi denotes throughout the tribe of Levi, and especially the priests, the sons of Aaron. (See Note on Malachi 3:3.) Verse 4. - Ye shall know. My threats are not vain; this ye shall experience and be forced to acknowledge. This commandment is the purpose and threat, as in ver. 1 (where see note). That my covenant might be with Levi; i.e. that my covenant with Levi might remain firm. The covenant with Levi was the election of that tribe to be the ministers of the sanctuary. There is here a special allusion to the blessing pronounced on Phinehas for his conduct in the matter of Zimri (Numbers 25:12, 13). This election is called "a covenant," because, while conferring certain privileges, it involved certain duties. The difficulty in this interpretation is that the verb used here (hayah) does not mean "to remain," "to continue," but only "to be, to exist." Hence many critics take "the commandment" as the subject, translating. "That it (my purpose) may be my covenant with Levi, i.e. that as God observed the covenant made with the tribe of Levi in old time, so for the future this commandment and threat will be as vigorously observed and take the place of the old covenant. This explanation is too involved and refined to be acceptable. It is easiest to translate, with Henderson and Reinke, "Because my covenant was with Levi," and to understand God as implying that he warned and punished the priests, because he willed that the covenant with Levi should hold good, and he thus desired to have a body of priests who would keep their vows and maintain the true priestly character. What that character is he procoeds to unfold.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם (wî·ḏa‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I have sent שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי (šil·laḥ·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out you אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, commandment, הַמִּצְוָ֣ה (ham·miṣ·wāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment that My covenant בְּרִיתִי֙ (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1285: A covenant with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Levi לֵוִ֔י (lê·wî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him may continue,” לִֽהְי֤וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be says אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts. צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign Links Malachi 2:4 NIVMalachi 2:4 NLT Malachi 2:4 ESV Malachi 2:4 NASB Malachi 2:4 KJV Malachi 2:4 BibleApps.com Malachi 2:4 Biblia Paralela Malachi 2:4 Chinese Bible Malachi 2:4 French Bible Malachi 2:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Malachi 2:4 You will know that I have sent (Malachi Mal Ml) |