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Ḥaggai 2:3

מִ֤י בָכֶם֙ הַנִּשְׁאָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָאָה֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֔ה בִּכְבֹודֹ֖ו הָרִאשֹׁ֑ון וּמָ֨ה אַתֶּ֜ם רֹאִ֤ים אֹתֹו֙ עַ֔תָּה הֲלֹ֥וא כָמֹ֛הוּ כְּאַ֖יִן בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ ‘Who among you is left who saw this house in its former glory, and how are you seeing it now? Is it … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:2

אֱמָר־נָ֗א אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בֶּן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵל֙ פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֥עַ בֶּן־יְהֹוצָדָ֖ק הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֑ול וְאֶל־שְׁאֵרִ֥ית הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ “Speak now to Zerubbavel son of She’alti’el, governor of Yehuda, and to Yehoshua son of Yehotsadaq the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying:   … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 2:1

בַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָה֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃ In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of YHWH came by the hand of Ḥaggai the prophet, saying,   Morphology בַּשְּׁבִיעִי (ba-sheviʿi) – Root: שׁבע (shevaʿ); … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:15

בְּיֹ֨ום עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ On the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Daryavesh the king.   Morphology בְּיֹום (be-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:14

וַיָּ֣עַר יְהוָ֡ה אֶת־רוּחַ֩ זְרֻבָּבֶ֨ל בֶּן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜ל פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶת־ר֨וּחַ֙ יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ בֶּן־יְהֹוצָדָק֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ול וְֽאֶת־ר֔וּחַ כֹּ֖ל שְׁאֵרִ֣ית הָעָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ מְלָאכָ֔ה בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ And YHWH stirred the spirit of Zerubbavel son of Sheʾaltiel, governor of Yehuda, and the spirit of … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:13

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר חַגַּ֞י מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה בְּמַלְאֲכ֥וּת יְהוָ֖ה לָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥaggai, the messenger of YHWH, spoke in the message of YHWH to the people, saying, “‘I am with you,’ declares YHWH.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:12

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל בֶּֽן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֡ל וִיהֹושֻׁ֣עַ בֶּן־יְהֹוצָדָק֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּדֹ֜ול וְכֹ֣ל שְׁאֵרִ֣ית הָעָ֗ם בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם וְעַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ חַגַּ֣י הַנָּבִ֔יא כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁלָחֹ֖ו יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מִפְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And Zerubbavel son of Sheʾaltiel, and Yehoshua son of Yehotsadaq the High Priest, and all the … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:11

וָאֶקְרָ֨א חֹ֜רֶב עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ וְעַל־הֶהָרִ֗ים וְעַל־הַדָּגָן֙ וְעַל־הַתִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְעַל־הַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּוצִ֖יא הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְעַל־הָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יְגִ֥יעַ כַּפָּֽיִם׃ ס And I called for dryness upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:10

עַל־כֵּ֣ן עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם כָּלְא֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מִטָּ֑ל וְהָאָ֖רֶץ כָּלְאָ֥ה יְבוּלָֽהּ׃ Therefore over you the heavens have withheld from dew, and the earth has withheld its produce.   Morphology עַל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “upon / because of”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:9

פָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה לִמְעָ֔ט וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַבַּ֖יִת וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי בֹ֑ו יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִי֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֹֽו׃ You looked for much, and behold, it came to little; and you brought it to the house, and I … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:8

עֲל֥וּ הָהָ֛ר וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם עֵ֖ץ וּבְנ֣וּ הַבָּ֑יִת וְאֶרְצֶה־בֹּ֥ו וְאֶכָּבֵ֖ד אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be honored,” says YHWH.   Morphology עֲלוּ (ʿalu) … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:7

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃ Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Set your heart upon your ways.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה (koh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing an authoritative divine declaration. אָמַר … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:6

זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם הַרְבֵּ֜ה וְהָבֵ֣א מְעָ֗ט אָכֹ֤ול וְאֵין־לְשָׂבְעָה֙ שָׁתֹ֣ו וְאֵין־לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה לָבֹ֖ושׁ וְאֵין־לְחֹ֣ם לֹ֑ו וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־צְרֹ֥ור נָקֽוּב׃ פ You have sown much, and you bring in little; you eat, but there is no satisfaction; you drink, but there is no intoxication; you … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:5

וְעַתָּ֕ה כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃ And now, thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Set your heart upon your ways.   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And now”; Notes: Signals a transition … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:4

הַעֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אַתֶּ֔ם לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣ם סְפוּנִ֑ים וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה חָרֵֽב׃ “Is it the time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house is in ruins?”   Morphology הַעֵת (ha-ʿet) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Definite noun feminine … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:3

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came by the hand of Ḥaggai the prophet, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And it came”; Notes: Standard narrative … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:2

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות לֵאמֹ֑ר הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א עֶת־בֹּ֛א עֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה לְהִבָּנֹֽות׃ פ “Thus says YHWH of Hosts, saying: ‘This people has said, “Not the time has come, the time for the house of YHWH to be built.”’”   … Continue reading

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Ḥaggai 1:1

בִּשְׁנַ֤ת שְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֣י הַנָּבִ֗יא אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֧עַ בֶּן־יְהֹוצָדָ֛ק הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַגָּדֹ֖ול לֵאמֹֽר׃ In the second year of Dareyawesh the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the … Continue reading

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Haggai

The Book of Haggai

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Zephaniah 3:20

בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ אָבִ֣יא אֶתְכֶ֔ם וּבָעֵ֖ת קַבְּצִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶתְכֶ֜ם לְשֵׁ֣ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֗ה בְּכֹל֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשׁוּבִ֧י אֶת־שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛ם לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ At that time I will bring you, and at the time of My gathering you, for I will give you for … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:19

הִנְנִ֥י עֹשֶׂ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־מְעַנַּ֖יִךְ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑יא וְהֹושַׁעְתִּ֣י אֶת־הַצֹּלֵעָ֗ה וְהַנִּדָּחָה֙ אֲקַבֵּ֔ץ וְשַׂמְתִּים֙ לִתְהִלָּ֣ה וּלְשֵׁ֔ם בְּכָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ “Behold, I am doing to all who afflict you at that time, and I will save the one who limps, and the one who was driven … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:18

נוּגֵ֧י מִמֹּועֵ֛ד אָסַ֖פְתִּי מִמֵּ֣ךְ הָי֑וּ מַשְׂאֵ֥ת עָלֶ֖יהָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃ The afflicted ones from the appointed time I have gathered from you; they were a burden upon her, a reproach.   Morphology נוּגֵי (nugei) – Root: נוג (nug); Form: Participle Qal masculine … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:17

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ גִּבֹּ֣ור יֹושִׁ֑יעַ יָשִׂ֨ישׂ עָלַ֜יִךְ בְּשִׂמְחָ֗ה יַחֲרִישׁ֙ בְּאַ֣הֲבָתֹ֔ו יָגִ֥יל עָלַ֖יִךְ בְּרִנָּֽה׃ YHWH your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with joy, He will quiet in His love, He … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:16

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יֵאָמֵ֥ר לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיֹּ֖ון אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃ In that day it shall be said to Yerushalayim, “Do not fear; Tsiyyon, let not your hands grow weak.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:15

הֵסִ֤יר יְהוָה֙ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְ פִּנָּ֖ה אֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל יְהוָה֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ לֹא־תִֽירְאִ֥י רָ֖ע עֹֽוד׃ YHWH has removed your judgments; He has turned away your enemy. The King of Yisraʾel, YHWH, is in your midst; you shall not fear evil any more.   … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:14

רָנִּי֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון הָרִ֖יעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל שִׂמְחִ֤י וְעָלְזִי֙ בְּכָל־לֵ֔ב בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Sing aloud, daughter of Tsiyyon; shout, Yisraʾel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, daughter of Yerushalayim.   Morphology רָנִּי (ranni) – Root: רנן (ranan); Form: Qal imperative 2fs; Translation: “sing … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:13

שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־יַעֲשׂ֤וּ עַוְלָה֙ וְלֹא־יְדַבְּר֣וּ כָזָ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֥א בְּפִיהֶ֖ם לְשֹׁ֣ון תַּרְמִ֑ית כִּֽי־הֵ֛מָּה יִרְע֥וּ וְרָבְצ֖וּ וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס The remnant of Yisraʾel shall not do unrighteousness, and shall not speak falsehood, and no tongue of deceit shall be found in their mouth, … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:12

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣י בְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י וָדָ֑ל וְחָס֖וּ בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And I will leave in your midst a people afflicted and poor, and they shall take refuge in the name of YHWH.   Morphology וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּי (ve-hishʾarti) – Root: שׁאר (shaʾar); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:11

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא לֹ֤א תֵבֹ֨ושִׁי֙ מִכֹּ֣ל עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּשַׁ֖עַתְּ בִּ֑י כִּי־אָ֣ז אָסִ֣יר מִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְ עַלִּיזֵי֙ גַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־תֹוסִ֧פִי לְגָבְהָ֛ה עֹ֖וד בְּהַ֥ר קָדְשִֽׁי׃ In that day you shall not be ashamed from all your deeds by which you transgressed against Me, for then I … Continue reading

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Zephaniah 3:10

מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כ֑וּשׁ עֲתָרַי֙ בַּת־פּוּצַ֔י יֹובִל֖וּן מִנְחָתִֽי׃ From beyond the rivers of Kush My suppliants, the daughter of Putsai, shall bring My offering.   Morphology מֵעֵבֶר (meʿeiver) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from beyond”; … Continue reading

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