Malachi 2:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he [is].

King James Bible
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the lips
שִׂפְתֵ֤י (śip̄·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

of a priest
כֹהֵן֙ (ḵō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

should preserve
יִשְׁמְרוּ־ (yiš·mə·rū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

knowledge,
דַ֔עַת (ḏa·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

and people should seek
יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ (yə·ḇaq·šū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

instruction
וְתוֹרָ֖ה (wə·ṯō·w·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

from his mouth,
מִפִּ֑יהוּ (mip·pî·hū)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

because
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is the messenger
מַלְאַ֥ךְ (mal·’aḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel

of the LORD
יְהוָֽה־ (Yah·weh-)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts.”
צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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