Verse List for MAL 2:8

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OET (OET-RV) But you all have turned away from that path and have caused many people to stumble because of what you’ve taught—you all have corrupted the agreement with Levi,” says army-commander Yahweh.

OET-LV And_you(pl) you(pl)_have _turned _aside from the_way you(pl)_have _caused _to _stumble many_people by_instruction you(pl)_have _corrupted the _covenant _of (the)_Lēvī YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers.

ULT But you yourselves have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by, your instruction. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies.

UST But you priests have stopped living the way I want. Your teaching has caused many people to do wrong things. You have failed to keep the agreement I made with the Levite priests,” says Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies.

BSB & MSB But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

OEB ‘But you have turned aside from that way. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,’ says the Lord of hosts.

WEBBE But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Armies.

WMBB But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

NET You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord who rules over all.

LSV And you, you have turned from the way,
You have caused many to stumble in the Law,
You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” said YHWH of Hosts.

FBV But you have turned from my way. You have made many people to fall into sin. By your teaching you have broken the agreement with Levi, says the Lord Almighty.

T4T But, you priests have stopped doing what I wanted you to do. What you have taught people has caused many of them to sin. You have rejected the agreement that I made with the descendants of Levi long ago.

LEB But you, you have turned from the way; you have caused many to stumble by your instruction;[fn] you have ruined the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.

BBE But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

Moff But you have swerved aside, you have done harm to many by your directions, you have violated the Levi-compact, says the Lord of hosts,

JPS But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

ASV But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

DRA But you have departed out of the way, and have caused many to stumble at the law: you have made void the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

YLT And ye, ye have turned from the way, Ye have caused many to stumble in the law, Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Drby But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

RV But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
(But ye/you_all are turned aside out of the way; ye/you_all have caused many to stumble in the law; ye/you_all have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

SLT And ye departed out of the way; ye made many weak by the law; ye corrupted the covenant of Levi, said Jehovah of armies.

Wbstr But ye have departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

KJB-1769 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.[fn]
(But ye/you_all are departed out of the way; ye/you_all have caused many to stumble at the law; ye/you_all have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

KJB-1611 [fn]But yee are departed out of the way: ye haue caused many to stumble at the law: ye haue corrupted the couenant of Leui, saith the LORD of hostes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps But ye haue gone out of the way, ye haue caused many to fall by the lawe: ye haue corrupted the couenaunt of Leui, saith the Lorde of hoastes.
(But ye/you_all have gone out of the way, ye/you_all have caused many to fall by the law: ye/you_all have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Gnva But yee are gone out of the way: yee haue caused many to fall by the Lawe: yee haue broken the couenant of Leui, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
(But ye/you_all are gone out of the way: ye/you_all have caused many to fall by the Law: ye/you_all have broken the covenant of Levi, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Cvdl But as for you, ye are gone clene out off the waye, and haue caused the multitude to be offended at the lawe: ye haue broken the couenaunt of Leui, sayeth the LORDE of hoostes.
(But as for you, ye/you_all are gone clean out off the way, and have caused the multitude to be offended at the law: ye/you_all have broken the covenant of Levi, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies.)

Wycl But ye wenten awei fro the weie, and sclaundren ful many men in the lawe; ye maden voide the couenaunt of Leuy, seith the Lord of oostis.
(But ye/you_all went away from the way, and slandering full many men in the law; ye/you_all made void the covenant of Levi, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies.)

Luth Ihr aber seid von dem Wege abgetreten und ärgert viele im Gesetz und habt den Bund Levis gebrochen, spricht der HErr Zebaoth.
(You(pl) but are from to_him ways abgetreten and annoys many in_the law and have the federation/agreement Levis broken, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies).)

ClVg Vos autem recessistis de via, et scandalizastis plurimos in lege: irritum fecistis pactum Levi, dicit Dominus exercituum.
(You(pl) however you_lefts from/about way/road, and scandalizastis many in/into/on lawfully: void/nothingness you_did agreement Levi, he_says Master hosts/soldiers.)

UHB וְ⁠אַתֶּם֙ סַרְתֶּ֣ם מִן־הַ⁠דֶּ֔רֶךְ הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥ם רַבִּ֖ים בַּ⁠תּוֹרָ֑ה שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙ בְּרִ֣ית הַ⁠לֵּוִ֔י אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐξεκλίνατε ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ, καὶ ἠσθενήσατε πολλοὺς ἐν νόμῳ, διεφθείρατε τὴν διαθήκην τοῦ Λευὶ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.

BrTr But ye have turned aside from the way, and caused many to fail in following the law: ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord Almighty.