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4 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. 5 My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me. 6 He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin. 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD who rules over all. 8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,| says the LORD who rules over all. Malachi 2:4-8, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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