Malachi 2:12

the man Rather, to the man, as R.V., i.e. out of his family.

the master and the scholar Rather, as A.V. margin and R.V., him that waketh and him that answereth. It is a proverbial expression, like "him that is shut up and him that is left at large" (1 Kings 21:21), meaning all without exception. It is taken from sentries or watchmen who as they go their rounds give their challenge and receive the watch-word in reply. In the same sense the Arabs say, -no one crying out, and no one answering, i.e. no one alive". See Gesen. Thes.p. 1004 a.

him that offereth nor shall the religious service, whether of priest or layman, avert his doom.