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4 |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. 5 |My covenant with him was for life and peace, and I gave the commandments to him so he would fear me. He did fear me as he stood in my presence. 6 True teachings were in his mouth, and falsehood was not found on his lips. He walked with me peacefully and righteously, and he turned many from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he's the messenger of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. 8 |But you priests turned aside from the way, and by your teaching you caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,| says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. Malachi 2:4-8, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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