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Malachi 2:8

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.
Malachi 2:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

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

  1. וְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.Tem“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  2. סַרְתֶּ֣םsar.Tem“you have turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from סוּר · “turn aside” · Strong's H5493I
  3. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. הַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekh“the way”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  5. הִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.Tem“you have caused to stumble”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from כָּשַׁל · “to stumble” · Strong's H3782
  6. רַבִּ֖יםra.Bim“many [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  7. בַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.Rah“by the instruction”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  8. שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.Tem“you have corrupted”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  9. בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit“[the] covenant of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  10. הַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.Vi“<the> Levi”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3878
  11. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)