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Malachi 2:4
New English Translation
Malachi 2:4
New English Translation
4 Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant[a] may continue to be with Levi,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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- Malachi 2:4 sn My covenant refers to the priestly covenant through Aaron and his grandson Phinehas (see Exod 6:16-20; Num 25:10-13; Jer 33:21-22). The point here is to contrast the priestly ideal with the disgraceful manner in which it was being carried out in postexilic times.
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