Malachi 2:5
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Malachi 2:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Mein Bund mit ihm war das Leben und der Friede; und ich gab sie ihm zur Furcht, und er fürchtete mich, und er, er zitterte vor meinem Namen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mi pacto fué con él de vida y de paz, las cuales cosas yo le dí por el temor; porque me temió, y delante de mi nombre estuvo humillado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Meu pacto foi com ele de vida e de paz, as quais eu lhe dei para haver temor; e ele me temeu, e teve medo diante de meu nome.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
"Minha Aliança com ele era de vida e paz, e a dei para Me honrar, e ele Me honrou e se maravilhou por Meu Nome.
📖 Malachi 2:5 in Context
3Behold, 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.
4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
5My 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.
6The 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.
7For 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.
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