Deu 33:9, Mal 2:4-6 | ESV | STEP | who said of his father and mother , I regard them not ; he disowned his brothers and ignored his children . For they observed your word and kept your covenant .

Deuteronomy 33:9

9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
^ahe disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For ^bthey observed your word
and kept your covenant.

Malachi 2:4-6

4 So shall you know that I have sent ^cthis command to you, that ^dmy covenant with Levi may stand, says the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant with him was one of life and ^epeace, and I gave them to him. ^fIt was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. 6 ^gTrue instruction ^{▼▼Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9} was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he ⁱturned many from iniquity.