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The Book of Zechariah

Zechariah 14:21

וְ֠הָיָה כָּל־סִ֨יר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם וּבִֽיהוּדָ֗ה קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות וּבָ֨אוּ֙ כָּל־הַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔ים וְלָקְח֥וּ מֵהֶ֖ם וּבִשְּׁל֣וּ בָהֶ֑ם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶ֨ה כְנַעֲנִ֥י עֹ֛וד בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ And it shall be that every pot in Yerushalayim and in Yehuda shall be holy to YHWH of Hosts, and … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:20

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ עַל־מְצִלֹּ֣ות הַסּ֔וּס קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה הַסִּירֹות֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ On that day there shall be upon the bells of the horse “Holy to YHWH”, and the pots in the house of YHWH shall be like … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:19

זֹ֥את תִּהְיֶ֖ה חַטַּ֣את מִצְרָ֑יִם וְחַטַּאת֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת־חַ֥ג הַסֻּכֹּֽות׃ This shall be the sin of Mitsrayim, and the sin of all the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Sukkot.   Morphology זֹאת … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:18

וְאִם־מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת מִצְרַ֧יִם לֹֽא־תַעֲלֶ֛ה וְלֹ֥א בָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יַֽעֲל֔וּ לָחֹ֖ג אֶת־חַ֥ג הַסֻּכֹּֽות׃ And if the family of Mitsrayim does not go up and does not come, upon them there shall be the plague … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:17

וְ֠הָיָה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֜ה מֵאֵ֨ת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֤ות הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת לְמֶ֖לֶךְ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות וְלֹ֥א עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ And it shall be that whoever does not go up, from the families of the earth, to Yerushalayim to bow down to the King, YHWH … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:16

וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־הַנֹּותָר֙ מִכָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַבָּאִ֖ים עַל־יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעָל֞וּ מִדֵּ֧י שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֗ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙ לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות וְלָחֹ֖ג אֶת־חַ֥ג הַסֻּכֹּֽות׃ And it shall be that all who remain from all the nations who come against Yerushalayim shall go up, from year to year, to … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:15

וְכֵ֨ן תִּֽהְיֶ֜ה מַגֵּפַ֣ת הַסּ֗וּס הַפֶּ֨רֶד֙ הַגָּמָ֣ל וְהַחֲמֹ֔ור וְכָ֨ל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּמַּחֲנֹ֣ות הָהֵ֑מָּה כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ And so there shall be the plague of the horse, the mule, the camel, and the donkey, and all the cattle that shall be in those … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:14

וְגַ֨ם־יְהוּדָ֔ה תִּלָּחֵ֖ם בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאֻסַּף֩ חֵ֨יל כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֜ם סָבִ֗יב זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֛סֶף וּבְגָדִ֖ים לָרֹ֥ב מְאֹֽד׃ And also Yehuda shall fight in Yerushalayim, and the wealth of all the nations around shall be gathered, gold and silver and garments, in very great abundance.   … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:13

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא תִּֽהְיֶ֧ה מְהֽוּמַת־יְהוָ֛ה רַבָּ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ אִ֚ישׁ יַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְעָלְתָ֥ה יָדֹ֖ו עַל־יַ֥ד רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ And it shall be on that day: there shall be a great panic from YHWH among them, and a man shall seize the hand of … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:12

וְזֹ֣את תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִגֹּ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צָבְא֖וּ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָמֵ֣ק בְּשָׂרֹ֗ו וְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשֹׁונֹ֖ו תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ And this shall be the plague with which YHWH will strike all the peoples who wage war against Yerushalayim: … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:11

וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וְחֵ֖רֶם לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־עֹ֑וד וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לָבֶֽטַח׃ And they shall dwell in it, and a ban shall not be again, and Yerushalayim shall dwell in security.   Morphology וְיָשְׁבוּ (ve-yashvu) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:10

יִסֹּ֨וב כָּל־הָאָ֤רֶץ כָּעֲרָבָה֙ מִגֶּ֣בַע לְרִמֹּ֔ון נֶ֖גֶב יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְֽרָאֲמָה֩ וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה תַחְתֶּ֜יהָ לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן עַד־מְקֹ֞ום שַׁ֤עַר הָֽרִאשֹׁון֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנִּ֔ים וּמִגְדַּ֣ל חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יִקְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ All the land shall be turned like the Arava, from Gevaʿ to Rimmon, south of Yerushalayim. And she … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:9

וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִהְיֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶחָ֖ד וּשְׁמֹ֥ו אֶחָֽד׃ And YHWH shall be king over all the earth. In that day YHWH shall be one, and his name one.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:8

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יֵצְא֤וּ מַֽיִם־חַיִּים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם חֶצְיָ֗ם אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹונִ֔י וְחֶצְיָ֖ם אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַחֲרֹ֑ון בַּקַּ֥יִץ וּבָחֹ֖רֶף יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ And it shall be in that day, living waters shall go out from Yerushalayim, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:7

וְהָיָ֣ה יֹום־אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־יֹ֣ום וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־אֹֽור׃ And it shall be one day, it shall be known to YHWH, not day and not night, and it shall be at the time of evening there shall be light. … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:6

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה א֔וֹר יְקָר֖וֹת יְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃ כ יקפאון * ק וְקִפָּאֽוֹן * וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה א֔וֹר יְקָר֖וֹת וְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃ And it shall be in that day, there shall not be light, precious things and congealing.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:5

וְנַסְתֶּ֣ם גֵּֽיא־הָרַ֗י כִּֽי־יַגִּ֣יעַ גֵּי־הָרִים֮ אֶל־אָצַל֒ וְנַסְתֶּ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נַסְתֶּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרַ֔עַשׁ בִּימֵ֖י עֻזִּיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבָא֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֔י כָּל־קְדֹשִׁ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ And you shall flee through the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to ʾAtsal, and you … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:4

וְעָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣יו בַּיֹּום־֠הַהוּא עַל־הַ֨ר הַזֵּתִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ מִקֶּדֶם֒ וְנִבְקַע֩ הַ֨ר הַזֵּיתִ֤ים מֵֽחֶצְיֹו֙ מִזְרָ֣חָה וָיָ֔מָּה גֵּ֖יא גְּדֹולָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וּמָ֨שׁ חֲצִ֥י הָהָ֛ר צָפֹ֖ונָה וְחֶצְיֹו־נֶֽגְבָּה׃ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Yerushalayim … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:3

וְיָצָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְנִלְחַ֖ם בַּגֹּויִ֣ם הָהֵ֑ם כְּיֹ֥ום הִֽלָּחֲמֹ֖ו בְּיֹ֥ום קְרָֽב׃ And YHWH will go out and will fight against those nations, as in the day of his fighting, in a day of battle.   Morphology וְיָצָא (ve-yatsaʾ) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:2

וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֥ם אֶֽל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ לַמִּלְחָמָה֒ וְנִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָעִ֗יר וְנָשַׁ֨סּוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים תשֶׂגלנה וְיָצָ֞א חֲצִ֤י הָעִיר֙ בַּגֹּולָ֔ה וְיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵ֖ת מִן־הָעִֽיר׃ And I will gather all the nations to Yerushalayim for the battle, and the city shall be captured, and the houses … Continue reading

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Zechariah 14:1

הִנֵּ֥ה יֹֽום־בָּ֖א לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְחֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃ Behold, a day is coming for YHWH, and your spoil shall be divided in your midst.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Deictic particle; Translation: “behold”; Notes: Draws urgent attention to … Continue reading

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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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