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Zechariah 13:9

וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וּצְרַפְתִּים֙ כִּצְרֹ֣ף אֶת־הַכֶּ֔סֶף וּבְחַנְתִּ֖ים כִּבְחֹ֣ן אֶת־הַזָּהָ֑ב ה֣וּא יִקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֗י וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱנֶ֣ה אֹתֹ֔ו אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ עַמִּ֣י ה֔וּא וְה֥וּא יֹאמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃ ס And I will bring the third into the fire, and I will refine them as refining the … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:8

וְהָיָ֤ה בְכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה פִּֽי־שְׁנַ֣יִם בָּ֔הּ יִכָּרְת֖וּ יִגְוָ֑עוּ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית יִוָּ֥תֶר בָּֽהּ׃ And it shall be in all the land,” declares YHWH, “two parts in it shall be cut off and shall perish, and the third shall be left in it.   … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:7

חֶ֗רֶב עוּרִ֤י עַל־רֹעִי֙ וְעַל־גֶּ֣בֶר עֲמִיתִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות הַ֤ךְ אֶת־הָֽרֹעֶה֙ וּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָ הַצֹּ֔אן וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י יָדִ֖י עַל־הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ “Sword, awake against my shepherd, and against the man who is my associate,” declares YHWH of Hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the flock shall be … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:6

וְאָמַ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו מָ֧ה הַמַּכֹּ֛ות הָאֵ֖לֶּה בֵּ֣ין יָדֶ֑יךָ וְאָמַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֻכֵּ֖יתִי בֵּ֥ית מְאַהֲבָֽי׃ ס And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your hands?’ and he will say, ‘Those with which I was struck in the house of … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:5

וְאָמַ֕ר לֹ֥א נָבִ֖יא אָנֹ֑כִי אִישׁ־עֹבֵ֤ד אֲדָמָה֙ אָנֹ֔כִי כִּ֥י אָדָ֖ם הִקְנַ֥נִי מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃ And he will say, ‘Not a prophet am I; a man working the ground am I, for a man acquired me from my youth.’   Morphology וְאָמַר (ve-ʾamar) – … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:4

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יֵבֹ֧שׁוּ הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ מֵחֶזְיֹנֹ֖ו בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹתֹ֑ו וְלֹ֧א יִלְבְּשׁ֛וּ אַדֶּ֥רֶת שֵׂעָ֖ר לְמַ֥עַן כַּחֵֽשׁ׃ And it shall be in that day the prophets shall be ashamed, each one because of his vision in his prophesying, and they shall not put … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:3

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יִנָּבֵ֣א אִישׁ֮ עֹוד֒ וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵ֠לָיו אָבִ֨יו וְאִמֹּ֤ו יֹֽלְדָיו֙ לֹ֣א תִֽחְיֶ֔ה כִּ֛י שֶׁ֥קֶר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וּדְקָרֻ֜הוּ אָבִ֧יהוּ וְאִמֹּ֛ו יֹלְדָ֖יו בְּהִנָּבְאֹֽו׃ And it shall be, when a man prophesies again, that his father and his mother who bore him shall … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:2

וְהָיָה֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא נְאֻ֣ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות אַכְרִ֞ית אֶת־שְׁמֹ֤ות הָֽעֲצַבִּים֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יִזָּכְר֖וּ עֹ֑וד וְגַ֧ם אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים וְאֶת־ר֥וּחַ הַטֻּמְאָ֖ה אַעֲבִ֥יר מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And it shall be in that day, utterance of YHWH of Hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols … Continue reading

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Zechariah 13:1

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ מָקֹ֣ור נִפְתָּ֔ח לְבֵ֥ית דָּוִ֖יד וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְחַטַּ֖את וּלְנִדָּֽה׃ “In that day there shall be a spring opened for the house of Dawid and for the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, for sin and for impurity.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:14

כֹּ֗ל הַמִּשְׁפָּחֹות֙ הַנִּשְׁאָרֹ֔ות מִשְׁפָּחֹ֥ת מִשְׁפָּחֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָֽד׃ ס All the families that remain families by families apart and their women apart.”   Morphology כֹּל (kol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun masculine singular in construct usage; Translation: “all”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:13

מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בֵּית־לֵוִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָ֑ד מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַשִּׁמְעִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָֽד׃ The family of the house of Levi apart and their women apart the family of the Shimeʿi apart and their women apart.   Morphology מִשְׁפַּחַת (mishpaḥat) – Root: משׁפחה (mishpaḥah); … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:12

וְסָפְדָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ מִשְׁפָּחֹ֥ות מִשְׁפָּחֹ֖ות לְבָ֑ד מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת בֵּית־דָּוִ֤יד לְבָד֙ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם לְבָ֔ד מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בֵּית־נָתָן֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָֽד׃ And the land shall lament families by families apart the family of the house of Dawid apart and their women apart the family of the … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:11

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִגְדַּ֤ל הַמִּסְפֵּד֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד הֲדַדְ־רִמֹּ֖ון בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדֹּֽון׃ In that day the lamentation shall grow great in Yerushalayim like the lamentation of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddon.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:10

וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ עַל־בֵּ֨ית דָּוִ֜יד וְעַ֣ל יֹושֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם ר֤וּחַ חֵן֙ וְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים וְהִבִּ֥יטוּ אֵלַ֖י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־דָּקָ֑רוּ וְסָפְד֣וּ עָלָ֗יו כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ עַל־הַיָּחִ֔יד וְהָמֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו כְּהָמֵ֥ר עַֽל־הַבְּכֹֽור׃ And I will pour out upon the house of Dawid and upon the inhabitant of Yerushalayim a spirit of … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:9

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְהַשְׁמִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַבָּאִ֖ים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And it shall be in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that are coming against Yerushalayim.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:8

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יָגֵ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּעַד֙ יֹושֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהָיָ֞ה הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל בָּהֶ֛ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא כְּדָוִ֑יד וּבֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ In that day YHWH will shield on behalf of the inhabitant of Yerushalayim and it shall be that the one who … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:7

וְהֹושִׁ֧יעַ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־אָהֳלֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן לֹֽא־תִגְדַּ֜ל תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְתִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ And YHWH will save the tents of Yehuda first so that the splendor of the house of Dawid and the splendor of the inhabitant of Yerushalayim may … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:6

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֡וּא אָשִׂים֩ אֶת־אַלֻּפֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֜ה כְּֽכִיֹּ֧ור אֵ֣שׁ בְּעֵצִ֗ים וּכְלַפִּ֥יד אֵשׁ֙ בְּעָמִ֔יר וְאָ֨כְל֜וּ עַל־יָמִ֧ין וְעַל־שְׂמֹ֛אול אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּ֖ים סָבִ֑יב וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם עֹ֛וד תַּחְתֶּ֖יהָ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פ In that day I will set the clan leaders of Yehuda like a basin of fire among wood … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:5

וְאָֽמְר֛וּ אַלֻּפֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּלִבָּ֑ם אַמְצָ֥ה לִי֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם בַּיהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ And the chiefs of Yehuda will say in their heart, ‘Strength for me are the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, in YHWH of Hosts, their God.’   Morphology וְאָֽמְרוּ (ve-ʾamru) – … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:4

בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אַכֶּ֤ה כָל־סוּס֙ בַּתִּמָּהֹ֔ון וְרֹכְבֹ֖ו בַּשִּׁגָּעֹ֑ון וְעַל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֶפְקַ֣ח אֶת־עֵינַ֔י וְכֹל֙ ס֣וּס הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אַכֶּ֖ה בַּֽעִוָּרֹֽון׃ On that day,” declares YHWH, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and its rider with madness, and upon the house of Yehuda … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:3

וְהָיָ֣ה בַיֹּום־֠הַהוּא אָשִׂ֨ים אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם אֶ֤בֶן מַֽעֲמָסָה֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים כָּל־עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ שָׂרֹ֣וט יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ וְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֖ל גֹּויֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “And it shall be on that day: I will set Yerushalayim as a stone of burden for all the peoples. All who load themselves with … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:2

הִנֵּ֣ה אָ֠נֹכִי שָׂ֣ם אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם סַף־רַ֛עַל לְכָל־הָעַמִּ֖ים סָבִ֑יב וְגַ֧ם עַל־יְהוּדָ֛ה יִֽהְיֶ֥ה בַמָּצֹ֖ור עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ “Behold, I am setting Yerushalayim as a threshold of reeling for all the peoples all around, and also upon Yehuda it shall be in the siege against Yerushalayim. … Continue reading

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Zechariah 12:1

מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה נֹטֶ֤ה שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹצֵ֥ר רֽוּחַ־אָדָ֖ם בְּקִרְבֹּֽו׃ פ An oracle, the word of YHWH concerning Yisraʾel. The declaration of YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and founds the earth and forms the spirit of man within … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:17

הֹ֣וי רֹעִ֤י הָֽאֱלִיל֙ עֹזְבִ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן חֶ֥רֶב עַל־זְרֹועֹ֖ו וְעַל־עֵ֣ין יְמִינֹ֑ו זְרֹעֹו֙ יָבֹ֣ושׁ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְעֵ֥ין יְמִינֹ֖ו כָּהֹ֥ה תִכְהֶֽה׃ ס Woe to the worthless shepherd, abandoning the flock. A sword is upon his arm and upon his right eye. His arm shall surely … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:16

כִּ֣י הִנֵּֽה־אָנֹכִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים רֹעֶ֜ה בָּאָ֗רֶץ הַנִּכְחָדֹ֤ות לֹֽא־יִפְקֹד֙ הַנַּ֣עַר לֹֽא־יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶת לֹ֣א יְרַפֵּ֑א הַנִּצָּבָה֙ לֹ֣א יְכַלְכֵּ֔ל וּבְשַׂ֤ר הַבְּרִיאָה֙ יֹאכַ֔ל וּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ן יְפָרֵֽק׃ ס For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land; the perishing he will not attend, the young … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:15

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י עֹ֣וד קַח־לְךָ֔ כְּלִ֖י רֹעֶ֥ה אֱוִלִֽי׃ And YHWH said to me, “Again, take for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:14

וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ אֶת־מַקְלִ֣י הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֵ֖ת הַחֹֽבְלִ֑ים לְהָפֵר֙ אֶת־הָֽאַחֲוָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבֵ֥ין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And I cut off my second staff, namely the Bindings, to break the brotherhood between Yehuda and Yisraʾel.   Morphology וָאֶגְדַּע (va-ʾegdaʿ) – Root: גדע (gadaʿ); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:13

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הַשְׁלִיכֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־הַיֹּוצֵ֔ר אֶ֣דֶר הַיְקָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָקַ֖רְתִּי מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וָֽאֶקְחָה֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים הַכֶּ֔סֶף וָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ אֹתֹ֛ו בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הַיֹּוצֵֽר׃ And YHWH said to me, “Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” And I … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:12

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם אִם־טֹ֧וב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛ם הָב֥וּ שְׂכָרִ֖י וְאִם־לֹ֣א חֲדָ֑לוּ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת־שְׂכָרִ֖י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים כָּֽסֶף׃ And I said to them, “If it is good in your eyes, give my wage, and if not, desist.” And they weighed my wage, thirty silver.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Zechariah 11:11

וַתֻּפַ֖ר בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיֵּדְע֨וּ כֵ֜ן עֲנִיֵּ֤י הַצֹּאן֙ הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים אֹתִ֔י כִּ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ And it was broken on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading

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