1
And now, O ye
priests, this
commandment is for you.
~yin]h{K;h ta{Z;h h'w.ciM;h ~,kyel]a h'T;[.w
2
If ye will not
hear, and if ye will not
lay it to
heart, to
give glory unto my
name, saith the
LORD of
hosts, I will even
send a
curse upon you, and I will
curse your
blessings: yea, I have
cursed them already, because ye do not
lay it to
heart.
bel -l;[ .Wmyif't a{l -mia.w .W[.m.vit a{l -mia ? yiT.x;Liv.w tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a yim.vil dw{b'K tet'l ? ~,kyetw{k.riB -t,a yitw{r'a.w h'rea.M;h -t,a ~,k'b ? bel -l;[ ~yim'f ~,k.nyea yiK 'hyitw{r'a ~;g.w
3
Behold, I will
corrupt your
seed, and
spread dung upon your
faces, even the
dung of your solemn
feasts; and one shall take you
away with it.
v,r,p yityirez.w [;r,Z;h -t,a ~,k'l re[{g yin.nih ? wy'lea ~,k.t,a a'f'n.w ~,kyeG;x v,r,P ~,kyen.P -l;[
4
And ye shall
know that I have
sent this
commandment unto you, that my
covenant might be with
Levi, saith the
LORD of
hosts.
h'w.ciM;h tea ~,kyel]a yiT.x;Liv yiK ~,T.[;dyiw ? h'wh.y r;m'a yiwel -t,a yityir.B tw{y.hil ta{Z;h ? tw{a'b.c
5
My
covenant was with him of
life and
peace; and I
gave them to him for the
fear wherewith he
feared me, and was
afraid before my
name.
w{l -men.T,a'w ~w{l'V;h.w ~yiY;x;h w{Tia h't.y'h yityir.B ? a.Wh t;xin yim.v yen.Pim.W yinea'ryiY;w a'rw{m
6
The
law of
truth was in his
mouth, and
iniquity was not
found in his
lips: he
walked with me in
peace and
equity, and did
turn many away from
iniquity.
a'c.min -a{l h'l.w;[.w .Whyip.B h't.y'h t,m/a t;rw{T ? ~yiB;r.w yiTia .$;l'h rw{vyim.b.W ~w{l'v.B wy't'p.fib ? !{w'[em byiveh
7
For the
priest's lips should
keep knowledge, and they should
seek the
law at his
mouth: for he is the
messenger of the
LORD of
hosts.
.Wv.q;b.y h'rw{t.w t;[;d -.Wr.m.vIy !eh{k yet.pif -yiK ? a.Wh tw{a'b.c -h'wh.y .$;a.l;m yiK .WhyiPim
8
But ye are
departed out of the
way; ye have caused
many to
stumble at the
law; ye have
corrupted the
covenant of
Levi, saith the
LORD of
hosts.
~yiB;r ~,T.l;v.kih .$,r,D;h -nim ~,T.r;s ~,T;a.w ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a yiweL;h tyir.B ~,T;xiv h'rw{T;B
9
Therefore have I also
made you
contemptible and
base before all the
people, according as ye have not
kept my
ways, but have been
partial* in the
law.
~yil'p.v.W ~yiz.bin ~,k.t,a yiT;t'n yin]a -m;g.w ? y;k'r.D -t,a ~yir.m{v ~,k.nyea r,v]a yip.K ~'['h -l'k.l ? h'rw{T;B ~yin'P ~yia.f{n.w