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- Or, "before the messenger," hammalach, the priest whose business it was to take cognizance of vows and offerings. "Or¹ if¹ a soulª swear,ª° pronouncingª° with [his] lipsª to do evil,ª° or¹ to do good,ª° whatsoever¹¹ [it be] that a manª shall pronounceª° with an oath,ª and it be hidª° from¹ him; when he¹ knowethª° [of it], then he shall be guiltyª° in oneª of these.¹¹ ... And it shall be,¹ when¹ he shall be guiltyª° in oneª of these¹¹ [things], that he shall confessª° that¹ he hath sinnedª° in¹ that [thing]:" {Lev 5:4-5} + "The Angelª which redeemedª° me from all¹¹ evil,ª blessª°¹ the lads;ª and let my nameª be namedª° on them, and the nameª of my fathersª Abrahamª and Isaac;ª and let them growª° into a multitudeª in the midstª of the earth.ª" {Gen 48:16} + "Yea, he had power²°¹ over¹ the angel,ª and prevailed:ª° he wept,ª° and made supplicationª° unto him: he foundª° him [in] Bethel,ª and there¹ he spakeª° with¹ us; ... Even the LORDª Godª of hosts;ª the LORDª [is] his memorial.ª" {Hsa 12:4-5} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª° knowledge,ª and they should seekª° the lawª at his mouth:ª¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:7} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° my messenger,ª and he shall prepareª° the wayª beforeª me: and the Lord,ª whom¹ ye¹ seek,ª° shall suddenlyª comeª° to¹ his temple,ª even the messengerª of the covenant,ª whom¹ ye¹ delightª in: behold,¹ he shall come,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:1} + "Andª when fortyª yearsª were expired,ª° there appearedª° to himª inª the¹ wildernessª of mountª Sinaª an angelª of the Lordª inª a flameª of fireª in a bush.ª ... Thisª Mosesª whomª they refused,ª° saying,ª° Whoª madeª° theeª a rulerª andª a judge?ª the sameª did Godª sendª° [to be] a rulerª andª a delivererª byª the handª of the angelª which² appearedª° to himª inª the¹ bush.ª" {Act 7:30-35} + "For this² causeª¹ oughtª° the¹ womanª to haveª° powerª onª [her] headª becauseª of the¹ angels.ª" {1Co 11:10} + "I chargeª° [thee] beforeª God,ª andª the Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª andª the¹ electª angels,ª thatª thou observeª° these thingsª withoutª preferring one before another,ª doingª° nothingª byª partiality.ª" {1Tm 5:21} + "Are¹ they²° notª allª ministeringª spirits,ª sent forthª° to² ministerª¹ forª them who shall²° be¹ heirs¹ of²° salvation?ª" {Hbr 1:14}
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