Malachi 2:6

“Instruction of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips; in peace and in uprightness he walked with me, and many he turned back from iniquity.”

Malachi 2:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 2:6, word by word

Instructionתּוֹרַתtorat

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

Where else “torat” appears
of truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “emet” appears
wasהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
in his mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears
and injusticeעַוְלָהavla

injustice, wrong

Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.

Where else “avla” appears
foundנִמְצָאnimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “nimtsa” appears
on his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay

lip

The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.

Where else “sefatay” appears
in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
and in uprightnessמִישׁוֹרmishor

uprightness

What is upright and just, above all when a king or God judges peoples or the poor.

Where else “mishor” appears
he walkedהָלַךְhalach

walk

Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.

Where else “halach” appears
and manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
he turned backהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “heshiv” appears
from iniquityעָוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avon” appears

The context

5My covenant was with him, life and peace, and I gave them to him, and with them fear; and he feared me and before my name he stood in awe.

6 · This verse (above)

7For the lips of a priest guard knowledge, and instruction they will seek from his mouth; for he is the messenger of YHWH Tsevaot.

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