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Zechariah 1:10

וַיַּ֗עַן הָאִ֛ישׁ הָעֹמֵ֥ד בֵּין־הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֵ֚לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה לְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ And the man who stands among the myrtles answered and said, “These are those whom YHWH has sent to walk in the earth.”   Morphology וַיַּעַן (va-yaʿan) – Root: … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:9

וָאֹמַ֖ר מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י אֲנִ֥י אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ מָה־הֵ֥מָּה אֵֽלֶּה׃ And I said “What are these my lord?” and the messenger who speaks in me said to me “I will show you what these are.”   Morphology וָאֹמַר … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:8

רָאִ֣יתִי הַלַּ֗יְלָה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ רֹכֵב֙ עַל־ס֣וּס אָדֹ֔ם וְה֣וּא עֹמֵ֔ד בֵּ֥ין הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמְּצֻלָ֑ה וְאַחֲרָיו֙ סוּסִ֣ים אֲדֻמִּ֔ים שְׂרֻקִּ֖ים וּלְבָנִֽים׃ I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he is standing among the myrtles that are … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:7

בְּיֹום֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה לְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ שְׁבָ֔ט בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּ בֶּן־עִדֹּ֥וא הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃ On the twenty four day to the eleventh month it is the month Shevat in the second year of Daryavesh the word of … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:6

אַ֣ךְ דְּבָרַ֣י וְחֻקַּ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוִּ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים הֲלֹ֥וא הִשִּׂ֖יגוּ אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר זָמַ֜ם יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות לָ֔נוּ כִּדְרָכֵ֨ינוּ֙ וּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּ כֵּ֖ן עָשָׂ֥ה אִתָּֽנוּ׃ ס But My words and My statutes which I commanded My servants the prophets, did they not … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:5

אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם אַיֵּה־הֵ֑ם וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים הַלְעֹולָ֖ם יִֽחְיֽוּ׃ “Your fathers where are they? And the prophets will they live forever? Morphology אֲבֹותֵיכֶם (avotekhem) — Root: אב (av); Form: Noun masculine plural + suffix 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “your fathers”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:4

אַל־תִּהְי֣וּ כַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרְאֽוּ־אֲלֵיהֶם֩ הַנְּבִיאִ֨ים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות שׁ֤וּבוּ נָא֙ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣ם הָרָעִ֔ים וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם הָֽרָעִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֛וּ וְלֹֽא־הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּ אֵלַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “Do not be like your fathers those to whom the former prophets called saying, ‘Thus said YHWH of … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:3

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֗ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות שׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלַ֔י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות וְאָשׁ֣וּב אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And you shall say to them ‘Thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Return to Me,” declares YHWH of Hosts, “and I will return to you,” … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:2

קָצַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה עַל־אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם קָֽצֶף׃ “YHWH was angry against your fathers, anger. Morphology קָצַף (qatsaf) – Root: קצף (qatsaf); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was angry”; Notes: Describes YHWH’s completed act of anger toward the ancestors. יְהוָה (YHWH) … Continue reading

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Zechariah 1:1

בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔ה בֶּן־עִדֹּ֥ו הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃ In the eighth month, in the second year of Daryavesh, the word of YHWH was to Zekharaya son of Berekhya son of ʿIddo the prophet, saying. Morphology בַּחֹדֶשׁ … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:23

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֣וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֡ות אֶ֠קָּחֲךָ זְרֻבָּבֶ֨ל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֤ל עַבְדִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָ כַּֽחֹותָ֑ם כִּֽי־בְךָ֣ בָחַ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ ‘On that day,’ declares YHWH of Hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbavel son of She’altiʾel, My servant,’ declares YHWH, ‘and I will set you … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:22

וְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ כִּסֵּ֣א מַמְלָכֹ֔ות וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔י חֹ֖זֶק מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הַגֹּויִ֑ם וְהָפַכְתִּ֤י מֶרְכָּבָה֙ וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ וְיָרְד֤וּ סוּסִים֙ וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ בְּחֶ֥רֶב אָחִֽיו׃ And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:21

אֱמֹ֕ר אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֥ל פַּֽחַת־יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֣י מַרְעִ֔ישׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “Say to Zerubbavel, governor of Yehuda, saying: ‘I am shaking the heavens and the earth.   Morphology אֱמֹר (emor) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperative 2ms; Translation: “Say”; Notes: Direct command … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:20

וַיְהִ֨י דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה שֵׁנִית֙ אֶל־חַגַּ֔י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came a second time to Ḥaggai on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:19

הַעֹ֤וד הַזֶּ֨רַע֙ בַּמְּגוּרָ֔ה וְעַד־הַגֶּ֨פֶן וְהַתְּאֵנָ֧ה וְהָרִמֹּ֛ון וְעֵ֥ץ הַזַּ֖יִת לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֑א מִן־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה אֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס Is the seed still in the storehouse, and even to the vine and the fig and the pomegranate and the olive tree, it has not borne? … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:18

שִׂימוּ־נָ֣א לְבַבְכֶ֔ם מִן־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה מִיֹּום֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה לַתְּשִׁיעִ֗י לְמִן־הַיֹּ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־יֻסַּ֥ד הֵֽיכַל־יְהוָ֖ה שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ ‘Set now your heart from this day and upward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day when the temple of YHWH was … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:17

הִכֵּ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֜ם בַּשִּׁדָּפֹ֤ון וּבַיֵּֽרָקֹון֙ וּבַבָּרָ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְדֵיכֶ֑ם וְאֵין־אֶתְכֶ֥ם אֵלַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ I struck you with blight and with mildew and with hail, all the work of your hands; yet you were not with Me,’ declares YHWH.   Morphology הִכֵּיתִי (hikkeiti) … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:16

מִֽהְיֹותָ֥ם בָּא֙ אֶל־עֲרֵמַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהָיְתָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה בָּ֣א אֶל־הַיֶּ֗קֶב לַחְשֹׂף֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים פּוּרָ֔ה וְהָיְתָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ From their being come to a heap of twenty, and it became ten; come to the wine-vat to draw off fifty measures, and it became twenty.     … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:15

וְעַתָּה֙ שִֽׂימוּ־נָ֣א לְבַבְכֶ֔ם מִן־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה מִטֶּ֧רֶם שֽׂוּם־אֶ֛בֶן אֶל־אֶ֖בֶן בְּהֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ And now, set now your heart from this day and upward—from before placing stone to stone in the temple of YHWH.   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿ-t); … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:14

וַיַּ֨עַן חַגַּ֜י וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֵּ֣ן הָֽעָם־֠הַזֶּה וְכֵן־הַגֹּ֨וי הַזֶּ֤ה לְפָנַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְכֵ֖ן כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יְדֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יַקְרִ֛יבוּ שָׁ֖ם טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃ And Ḥaggai answered and said, “‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ declares YHWH, ‘and so is every work … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:13

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חַגַּ֔י אִם־יִגַּ֧ע טְמֵא־נֶ֛פֶשׁ בְּכָל־אֵ֖לֶּה הֲיִטְמָ֑א וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ יִטְמָֽא׃ And Ḥaggay said, “If one unclean of a soul touches in all these, shall it become unclean?” And the priests answered and said, “It shall become unclean.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:12

הֵ֣ן יִשָּׂא־אִ֨ישׁ בְּשַׂר־קֹ֜דֶשׁ בִּכְנַ֣ף בִּגְדֹ֗ו וְנָגַ֣ע בִּ֠כְנָפֹו אֶל־הַלֶּ֨חֶם וְאֶל־הַנָּזִ֜יד וְאֶל־הַיַּ֧יִן וְאֶל־שֶׁ֛מֶן וְאֶל־כָּל־מַאֲכָ֖ל הֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁ וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹֽא׃ “Behold, if a man carries holy flesh in the fold of his garment, and his fold touches the bread or the stew or … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:11

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות שְׁאַל־נָ֧א אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים תֹּורָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ “Thus says YHWH of Hosts: ‘Ask, please, the priests for instruction, saying:   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic speech formula opening. אָמַר (amar) – … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:10

בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבָּעָה֙ לַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָה֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃ On the twenty-fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Daryavesh, the word of YHWH came to Ḥaggai the prophet, saying,   Morphology בְּעֶשְׂרִים (be-esrim) – Root: … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:9

גָּדֹ֣ול יִֽהְיֶ֡ה כְּבֹוד֩ הַבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֤ה הָאַֽחֲרֹון֙ מִן־הָ֣רִאשֹׁ֔ון אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות וּבַמָּקֹ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן שָׁלֹ֔ום נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ ‘Great shall be the glory of this latter house more than the former,’ says YHWH of Hosts, ‘and in this place I … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:8

לִ֥י הַכֶּ֖סֶף וְלִ֣י הַזָּהָ֑ב נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ ‘Mine is the silver and Mine is the gold,’ declares YHWH of Hosts.   Morphology לִי (li) – Root: ל (l); Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 1cs; Translation: “to Me / Mine”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:7

וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וּבָ֖אוּ חֶמְדַּ֣ת כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם וּמִלֵּאתִ֞י אֶת־הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ כָּבֹ֔וד אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And I will shake all the nations, and the treasure of all the nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says YHWH of Hosts. … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:6

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות עֹ֥וד אַחַ֖ת מְעַ֣ט הִ֑יא וַאֲנִ֗י מַרְעִישׁ֙ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם וְאֶת־הֶחָרָבָֽה׃ “For thus says YHWH of Hosts: ‘Yet once more, it is a little while, and I am shaking the heavens and the earth and the … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:5

אֶֽת־הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַ֤תִּי אִתְּכֶם֙ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וְרוּחִ֖י עֹמֶ֣דֶת בְּתֹוכְכֶ֑ם אַל־תִּירָֽאוּ׃ ס ‘The word that I cut with you when you came out from Mitsrayim, and My Spirit is standing in your midst; do not fear.’   Morphology אֶת־ (’et) – Root: … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:4

וְעַתָּ֣ה חֲזַ֣ק זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה וַחֲזַ֣ק יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ בֶּן־יְהֹוצָדָק֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּדֹ֜ול וַחֲזַ֨ק כָּל־עַ֥ם הָאָ֛רֶץ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And now be strong, Zerubbavel,’ declares YHWH, ‘and be strong, Yehoshua son of Yehotsadaq the High Priest, and be strong all … Continue reading

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