Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.
New American Standard Bible
Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you,
King James Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Holman Bible
Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi
International Standard Version
"You will know that I sent this commandment to you in order to continue my covenant with Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi, says LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified
Then you will know [without any doubt] that I have sent this [new] commandment to you (priests), that My covenant may continue with Levi [the priestly tribe],” says the Lord of hosts.
Darby Translation
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye knew that I sent this command to you, for my covenant to be with Levi, said Jehovah of armies.
King James 2000
And you shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, says the LORD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Then you will know that I have sent to you this command, that my covenant with Levi {continues}," says Yahweh of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall know that I have sent this command to you, to be My covenant with Levi, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you: that my covenant which I made with Levi, might stand, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
NET Bible
Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi," says the Lord who rules over all.
New Heart English Bible
You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
So shall ye know that I sent unto you this charge, - as being my covenant with Levi, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Webster
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
Themes
Corruption » Who corrupted the covenant of levi
Covenant » Instances of » Of the levites
Jews, the » Had an ecclesiastical establishment
Marriage » A covenant relationship
Interlinear
Yada`
Shalach
B@riyth
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Oracle Against The Temple Priesthood
3 See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. 4 And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies. 5 My agreement with him was on my side life and peace, and I gave them to him; on his side fear, and he had fear of me and gave honour to my name.
Cross References
Numbers 3:12
See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;
Numbers 3:45
Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.
1 Kings 22:25
And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.
Nehemiah 13:29
Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.
Isaiah 1:24-28
For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;
Isaiah 26:11
Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.
Isaiah 27:9
So by this will the sin of Jacob be covered, and this is all the fruit of taking away his punishment; when all the stones of the altar are crushed together, so that the wood pillars and the sun-images will not be put up again.
Jeremiah 28:9
The prophet whose words are of peace, when his words come true, will be seen to be a prophet whom the Lord has sent.
Ezekiel 20:38-41
Clearing out from among you all those who are uncontrolled and who are sinning against me; I will take them out of the land where they are living, but they will not come into the land of Israel: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 33:33
And when this comes about (see, it is coming), then it will be clear to them that a prophet has been among them.
Ezekiel 38:23
And I will make my name great and make myself holy, and I will make myself clear to a number of nations; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 44:9-16
For this cause the Lord has said, No man from a strange land, without circumcision of heart and flesh, of all those who are living among the children of Israel, is to come into my holy place.
Matthew 3:12
In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
Luke 10:11
Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
John 15:2
He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.