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NASB					Mal 2:7 "For the lips⁸¹⁹³ of a priest³⁵⁴⁸ should preserve⁸¹⁰⁴ ^Aknowledge¹⁸⁴⁷, and ¹men should ^Bseek¹²⁴⁵ ²instruction⁸⁴⁵¹ from his mouth⁶³¹⁰; for he is the ^Cmessenger⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts⁶⁶³⁵.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Mal 2:7 "For the lips of the priest should guard and preserve knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

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Lit they

Or law

NASB Cross References:
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Lev 10:11 and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them through Moses."

Num 27:21 "Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation."

Hag 1:13 Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke by the commission of the LORD to the people saying, "'I am with you,' declares the LORD."

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1245

baqash (134c); a prim. root; to seek:--aim(1), beg(1), begging(1), concerned(1), consulted(1), demand(1), desire(1), eager(1), hold*(1), inquired(2), investigated(1), look(3), looked(1), looking(3), plead(1), pursuit(1), request(2), require(7), required(1), requires(1), search(8), search will be made(1), searched(8), searching(1), seek(94), seeking(24), seeks(16), set about(1), sought(38), tried(2).

1847

daath (395c); from 3045; knowledge:--concern(1), know(3), knowledge(81), premeditation(2), skill(1), truth(1), unintentionally*(2), what(1).

3068

Yhvh (i.e.Yehovah or Yahveh) [217d]; from 1933b; the proper name of the God of Israel:--GOD(314), LORD(6399), LORD'S(111).

3548

kohen (463a); from an unused word; priest:--chief ministers(1), priest(425), priest and the priests(2), priest's(9), priestly(2), priests(301), priests'(5).

4397

malak (521c); from an unused word; a messenger:--ambassadors(2), angel(101), angels(9), envoys(1), messenger(24), messengers(76).

6310

peh (804d); a prim. root; mouth:--accord(1), accordance(1), accordance*(1), accorded(1), according(9), according*(2), apt(1), beak(2), boast*(1), boasting(1), collar(1), command(45), commandment(6), counsel(1), dictated*(1), dictation(6), edge(37), edges(2), end(2), evidence(4), face(4), hunger(1), intent(1), jaws(1), just*(1), lips(5), mouth(275), mouths(14), much(3), one end(2), one end to the other(1), one end to another(1), opening(11), parts(1), portion(2), promised*(1), proportion(5), proportionate(2), said*(1), say(1), settled*(1), so(1), sound(1), speech(3), spoke(1), spoken*(1), spokesman(1), talking*(1), taste(1), terms(2), told*(1), two-edged(2), uniformly*(2), what they say(1), whenever(1), wishes(1), word(7), words(3).

6635

tsaba (838d); from 6633; army, war, warfare:--armies(23), army(79), army*(1), battle(1), combat(1), conflict(1), forced to labor(1), hardship(1), host(30), hosts(292), hosts is the army(1), most(1), service(10), struggle(1), trained(1), war(35), warfare(1).

8104

shamar (1036b); a prim. root; to keep, watch, preserve:--attend(4), being careful(1), beware(8), bodyguard*(1), careful(32), careful to keep(1), cares(1), charge(4), confine(1), confined(1), defending(1), did(1), diligently keep(1), doorkeeper*(1), doorkeepers*(4), gatekeepers*(1), give heed(2), giving heed(1), guard(20), guarded(7), guards(4), guardsmen(1), have charge(1), heed to yourself and keep(1), heeds(1), hoarded(1), indignant(1), keep(156), keeper(8), keepers(2), keeping(10), keeps(19), kept(38), kept watch(2), maintained(1), mark(2), observe(30), observed(6), observes(1), observing(1), officers(2), pay attention(1), perform(3), performed(1), performing(2), preserve(5), preserved(3), preserves(6), protect(4), protects(1), regard(3), regards(2), remains(1), reserved(1), secured(1), sentries(1), spare(1), spies(1), take care(1), take heed(5), take note(1), take...heed(1), waiting(1), waits(1), watch(11), watched(1), watches(3), watching(3), watchman(4), watchmen(7).

8193

saphah (973c); from an unused word; lip, speech, edge:--babbling(2), bank(10), binding(2), brim(9), edge(17), empty(2), gossip*(1), language(6), lip(1), lip service(1), lips(100), mere(1), seashore*(7), shore(1), speech(12), talk(1), talkative(1), words(2).

8451

torah (435d); from 3384; direction, instruction, law:--custom(1), instruction(10), instructions(1), Law(1), law(188), laws(10), ruling(1), teaching(7), teachings(1).

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