Malachi 2:4

Commandment. — Or rather, decree, as in Malachi 2:1.

That my covenant might be. — Better, to be my covenant — i.e., so that this new decree, which I have been compelled to make against the house of Levi, may be my covenant with him instead of the old one, of which the prophet goes on to speak.

Levi denotes throughout the tribe of Levi, and especially the priests, the sons of Aaron. (See Note on Malachi 3:3.)