Malachi 2:4

A Warning to the Priests

3Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.4Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.5“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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Berean Standard Bible
Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
American Standard Version (1901)
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And you shall know that I sent you this commandment, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
Free Bible Version
Then you will know that I sent you this command so that my agreement with Levi can continue, says the Lord Almighty.
Geneva Bible 1599
And yee shall know, that I haue sent this commandement vnto you, that my couenant, which I made with Leui, might stand, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
King James (Authorized) Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Translation for Translators
When that happens, you will know that I warned you like this, in order that my agreement with you priests who are descendants of Levi will continue to be obeyed. That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, am saying to you.
Unlocked Literal Bible
You will know that I have sent this command to you, and that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.
Noah Webster Bible
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies.
Young's Literal Translation
And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.