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The Book of Haggai

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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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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