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Malachi 2:1

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.

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וְעַתָּ֗הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.אֲלֵיכֶ֛םaleykhemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַמִּצְוָ֥הhamitsvahthe lawמִצְוָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the law”, the ordinary formH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.הַזֹּ֖אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.הַכֹּהֲנִֽיםhakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, to you [is] this charge, O priests,

World English Bible

“Now, you priests, this commandment is for you.

Darby Translation

And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.

Douay-Rheims

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is to you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now, O priests, this commandment is to you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἡ ἐντολὴ αὕτη πρὸς ὑμᾶς οἱ ἱερεῖς.