ASV
KJV
7. 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.
ESV
7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
ERVEN
7. A priest should know God's teachings. People should be able to go to a priest and learn God's teachings. A priest should be God's messenger to the people.
NLT
7. "The words of a priest's lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
WEB
7. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Hosts.
NET
7. For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD who rules over all.
NLV
7. For the lips of a religious leader should have much learning. Men should listen for teaching from his mouth, for he is sent by the Lord of All.
HCSB
7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
YLT
7. 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].
LITV
7. For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek the Law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.
RV
7. 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.
NCV
7. "A priest should teach what he knows, and people should learn the teachings from him, because he is the messenger of the Lord All-Powerful.
MKJV
7. For the priest's lips should guard knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.
AKJV
7. 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.
LXXEN
7. For the priest’s lips [Gr. shall] should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty.
KJV
7. 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.
AMP
7. For the priest's lips should guard and keep pure the knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek (inquire for and require) instruction at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
KJVP
7. For H3588 CONJ the priest H3548 NMS \'s lips H8193 should keep H8104 knowledge H1847 NFS , and they should seek H1245 the law H8451 at his mouth H6310 : for H3588 CONJ he H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] the messenger H4397 of the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS of hosts H6635 .
YLT
7. 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].
ASV
7. For the priests lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
WEB
7. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Hosts.
NASB
7. For the lips of the priest are to keep knowledge, and instruction is to be sought from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
ESV
7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
RV
7. 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.
RSV
7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
NKJV
7. "For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And [people] should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
MKJV
7. For the priest's lips should guard knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.
AKJV
7. 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.
NRSV
7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
NIV
7. "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction--because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
NIRV
7. "The lips of a priest should guard knowledge. People should look for true teaching from his mouth. After all, he is my messenger.
NLT
7. "The words of a priest's lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
MSG
7. "It's the job of priests to teach the truth. People are supposed to look to them for guidance. The priest is the messenger of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.
GNB
7. It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.
NET
7. For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD who rules over all.
ERVEN
7. A priest should know God's teachings. People should be able to go to a priest and learn God's teachings. A priest should be God's messenger to the people.