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The Book of Zechariah

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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