Malachi 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.”

Malachi 2:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Malachi 2:414 words

HebrewMeaning

וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֕םwiydaʿətem

acknowledgeconjH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

כִּ֚יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיšilaḥətiy

appointverbH7971

any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···

אֲלֵי/כֶ֔םʾălēykem

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֵ֖תʾēt

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/מִּצְוָ֣הhamiṣəwāh

commandedparticleH4687

law · ordinance · precept

הַ/זֹּ֑אתhazōʾt

hereby (-inparticleH2063

-with) · it · likewise · the one (other ···

לִֽ/הְי֤וֹתlihəywōt

beaconpronH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

בְּרִיתִ/י֙bəriytiy

confederacynounH1285

feder · covenant · league

אֶתʾet

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

לֵוִ֔יlēwiy

Levi. See alsonounH3878

אָמַ֖רʾāmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

צְבָאֽוֹתṣəbāʾwōt

appointed timenounH6635

army · battle · company · host ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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