Verse List for MAL 2:7

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OET (OET-RV) Yes, priests should pass on knowledge and people should look to them for good teaching, because they are army-commander Yahweh’s messengers.

OET-LV If/because the_lips _of a _priest they _will _preserve knowledge and_instruction people _will _seek from_mouth _of_his if/because is_the _messenger _of YHWH soldiers/messengers he.

ULT For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he, is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.

UST After all, a priest should teach people how to know God better. People should learn from what the priest says, because he brings messages from me, Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies.

BSB & MSB For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

OEB For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

WEBBE For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of Armies.

WMBB For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

NET For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

LSV For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge,
And they seek law from his mouth,
For he [is] a messenger of YHWH of Hosts.

FBV A priest should explain the truth about God,[fn] they should go to him to be taught, for he is the Lord Almighty's messenger.

T4T What priests say [MTY] should enable more people to know about me, and people should go to them [MTY] to be taught what I want them to know, because priests should be messengers from me, the Commander of the armies of angels.

LEB For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction[fn] from his mouth, for he is the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.

BBE For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

Moff For the lips of a priest ought to treasure wisdom, and men should seek direction from his words, since he is the spokesman of the Lord of hosts.

JPS For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

ASV 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.

DRA For the lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts.

YLT For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he [is].

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

RV For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
(For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts/armies.)

SLT For the lips of the priest shall watch knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies.

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

KJB-1769 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
(For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts/armies.)

KJB-1611 For the priests lips should keepe knowledge, and they should seeke the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hostes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For the priestes lippes shall kepe knowledge, and they shall seeke the lawe at his mouth: because he is the messenger of the Lorde of hoastes.
(For the priests lips shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Gnva For the Priestes lippes shoulde preserue knowledge, and they shoulde seeke the Lawe at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hostes.
(For the Priests lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Cvdl For the prestes lippes shulde be sure knowlege, that men maye seke the lawe at his mouth, for he is a messaunger of the LORDE of hoostes.
(For the priests lips should be sure knowledge, that men may seek the law at his mouth, for he is a messenger of the LORD of hosts/armies.)

Wycl For the lippis of a prest kepen science, and thei schulen ayen seke the lawe of `the mouth of hym, for he is an aungel of the Lord of oostes.
(For the lips of a priest keep science, and they should again seek the law of the mouth of him, for he is an angel of the Lord of oostes.)

Luth Denn des Priesters Lippen sollen die Lehre bewahren, daß man aus seinem Munde das Gesetz suche; denn er ist ein Engel des HErr’s Zebaoth.
(Because the priest(s)s lips should the teaching preserve/keep/retain, that man out_of his mouth the law search; because/than he is a angel the LORD’s Tsevaot_(of_armies).)

ClVg Labia enim sacerdotis custodient scientiam, et legem requirent ex ore ejus, quia angelus Domini exercituum est.
(lips because of_the_priest keepent knowledge, and the_law requirent from vocally his/her, because messenger/angel Master hosts/soldiers it_is.)

UHB כִּֽי־שִׂפְתֵ֤י כֹהֵן֙ יִשְׁמְרוּ־דַ֔עַת וְ⁠תוֹרָ֖ה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ מִ⁠פִּ֑י⁠הוּ כִּ֛י מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה־צְבָא֖וֹת הֽוּא׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὅτι χείλη ἱερέως φυλάξεται γνῶσιν, καὶ νόμον ἐκζητήσουσιν ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ, διότι ἄγγελος Κυρίου παντοκράτορός ἐστιν.

BrTr For the priest's lips [fn]should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty.