Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts. Young's Literal Translation For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he [is]. King James Bible For 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. Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the lips שִׂפְתֵ֤י (śip̄·ṯê) Noun - fdc Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin of a priest כֹהֵן֙ (ḵō·hên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest should preserve יִשְׁמְרוּ־ (yiš·mə·rū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to knowledge, דַ֔עַת (ḏa·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge and people should seek יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ (yə·ḇaq·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after instruction וְתוֹרָ֖ה (wə·ṯō·w·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law from his mouth, מִפִּ֑יהוּ (mip·pî·hū) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to because כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is the messenger מַלְאַ֥ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָֽה־ (Yah·weh-) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts.” צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign |
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