Malachi 2:7

כִּֽי־שִׂפְתֵ֤י כֹהֵן֙ יִשְׁמְרוּ־דַ֔עַת וְתֹורָ֖ה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ מִפִּ֑יהוּ כִּ֛י מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה־צְבָאֹ֖ות הֽוּא׃

For the lips of a priest guard knowledge, and instruction they seek from his mouth, for a messenger of YHWH of Hosts is he.

Morphology

1. כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces explanation.
2. שִׂפְתֵי (siftei) – Root: שׂפה (safah); Form: Noun feminine dual construct; Translation: “the lips of”; Notes: In construct with כֹהֵן.
3. כֹהֵן (kohen) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “a priest”; Notes: Subject of responsibility.
4. יִשְׁמְרוּ (yishmeru) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they guard”; Notes: Agrees with שִׂפְתֵי.
5. דַּעַת (daʿat) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “knowledge”; Notes: Object of guarding.
6. וְתֹורָה (ve-torah) – Root: ירה (yarah); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “and instruction”; Notes: Parallel to דַּעַת.
7. יְבַקְשׁוּ (yevaqeshu) – Root: בקשׁ (baqash); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they seek”; Notes: Intensive stem expressing earnest inquiry.
8. מִפִּיהוּ (mi-pihu) – Root: פה (peh); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “from his mouth”; Notes: Source of instruction.
9. כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces causal explanation.
10. מַלְאַךְ (malʾakh) – Root: לאך (laʾakh); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “messenger”; Notes: Title describing priestly function.
11. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name.
12. צְבָאֹות (Tsevaʾot) – Root: צבא (tsavaʾ); Form: Noun masculine plural absolute in construct with יְהוָה; Translation: “Hosts”; Notes: Divine title.
13. הוּא (hu) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he”; Notes: Emphatic identification.