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Malachi 2:5

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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ASV

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.Ticovenant myH1285 →
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit wasH1961 →
אִתּ֗וֹ'i.Towith himH854 →
הַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.Yim<the> lifeH2416 →
וְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.Lomand <the> well-beingH7965 →
וָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-and I gave themH5414 →
ל֥וֹloto him
מוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'fearH4172 →
וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niand he feared meH3372 →
וּמִפְּנֵ֥יu.mi.pe.Neiand <from> because ofH6440 →
שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname myH8034 →
נִחַ֥תni.Chathe was in aweH2865 →
הֽוּא׃Hu'heH1931 →

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Isaiah 54:10Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.Numbers 25:12–13Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.Ezekiel 37:26And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.Ezekiel 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.Numbers 16:9–10Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?Exodus 32:26–29So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.Psalms 106:30–31But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.Numbers 3:45“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.Numbers 8:15After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.Numbers 18:8–24Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.Deuteronomy 33:8–11Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.Malachi 2:8But 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.Mark 4:41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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