- the covenant:
- "[Seemeth it but] a small thingª unto¹ you, that¹ the Godª of Israelª hath separatedª° you from the congregationª¹ of Israel,ª to bring you nearª°¹ to¹ himself to doª°¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the LORD,ª and to standª° beforeª the congregationª to ministerª° unto them? ... And he hath brought thee nearª°¹ [to him], and all¹ thy brethrenª the sonsª of Leviª with¹ thee: and seekª° ye the priesthoodª also?¹" {Num 16:9-10} + "Wherefore¹ say,ª° Behold,¹ I giveª° unto him¹ my covenantª of peace:ª ... And he shall have¹ it, and his seedª afterª him, [even] the covenantª of an everlastingª priesthood;ª becauseª¹ he was zealousª° for his God,ª and made an atonementª° for¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 25:12-13} + "Wherefore¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª saith,ª° I saidª° indeedª° [that] thy house,ª and the houseª of thy father,ª should walkª° beforeª me for² ever:ª¹ but now¹ the LORDª saith,ª° Be it far¹ from me;² for¹ them that honourª° me I will honour,ª° and they that despiseª° me shall be lightly esteemed.ª°" {1Sm 2:30} + "And ye shall knowª° that¹ I have sentª° this¹¹ commandmentª unto¹ you, that my covenantª might be¹ with¹ Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª ... But ye¹ are departedª° out of¹ the way;ª ye have caused many² to stumbleª°¹ at the law;ª ye have corruptedª° the covenantª of Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:4-8} + "Have we not¹ all¹ oneª father?ª hath not¹ oneª Godª createdª° us? why¹ do we deal treacherouslyª° every manª against his brother,ª by profaningª° the covenantª of our fathers?ª ... The LORDª will cut offª° the manª that¹ doethª° this, the masterª° and the scholar,ª° out of the tabernaclesª¹ of Jacob,ª and him that offerethª° an offeringª unto the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:10-12}
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