Malachi 2:5
ContextNET © | “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. |
NIV © | "My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. |
NASB © | "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. |
NLT © | "The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and this is what I gave them. This called for reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. |
MSG © | My covenant with Levi was to give life and peace. I kept my covenant with him, and he honored me. He stood in reverent awe before me. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | My covenant with him was a covenant of life and well-being, which I gave him; this called for reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. |
NKJV © | "My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, And I gave them to him that he might fear Me ; So he feared Me And was reverent before My name. |
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NET © | “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. |
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