Malachi 2:7
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.Malachi 2:7 in the real world
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- דַּעַתdaʻathknowledge
- שָׂפָהsâphâhthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vess
- תּוֹרָהtôwrâha precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- מֲלְאָךְmălʼâka messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
- כֹּהֵןkôhênliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layma
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