And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
WEB
Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
YLT
And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
DBT
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentMalachi — The last Old Testament voice — a prophet in dialogue with a community grown cynical about covenant. ‘I am the LORD, I change not.’
- Author
- Malachi (1:1) — whose name means ‘my messenger’; possibly a personal name, possibly a title
- Date
- c. 430 BC, the late post-exilic period (contemporary with Nehemiah's second term)