10Inthefourוְאַרְבָּעָה֙ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayoftheninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,camethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbyHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 11Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548concerningthelawH8451,sayingH559, 12IfoneH376bearH5375holyH6944fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320intheskirtבִּכְנַ֣ףbikh.NafH3671ofhisgarmentבִּגְד֗וֹbig.DoH899,andwithhisskirtבִּ֠כְנָפוֹbikh.na.foH3671dotouchוְנָגַ֣עve.na.Ga'H5060breadהַלֶּ֨חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,orpottage,orwineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,oroilשֶׁ֛מֶןShe.menH8081,oranyfoodH3899,shallitbecomeholyH6944?Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredandsaidH559,No. 13ThensaidH559Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292,Ifonethatisuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931byreasonofadeadbodytouchיִגַּ֧עyi.Ga'H5060anyofthese,shallitbeuncleanH2931?Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredandsaidH559,ItshallbeuncleanH2931. 14ThenansweredHaggaiחַגַּ֜יcha.GaiH2292andsaidH559,SoH3651isthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,andsoH3651isthisnationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471beforeme, saithJehovah;andsoH3651iseveryworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;andthatwhichtheyofferthereisuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931. 15AndnowH6258,Iprayyou,considerfromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andbackward,beforeastoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68waslaiduponastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68inthetempleבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovah. 16Throughallthattime,whenonecameH935toaheapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242measures,therewereH1961buttenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235;whenonecameH935tothewinevattodrawoutfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572vessels,therewereH1961buttwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242. 17Ismoteyouwithblastingandwithmildewוּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420andwithhailוּבַבָּרָ֔דu.va.ba.RadH1259inalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027;yetyeturnednottome, saithJehovah. 18Consider,Iprayyou,fromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andbackward,fromthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117oftheninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֗יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,sincethedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthefoundationofJehovah’stempleהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964waslaid,considerit. 19Istheseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233yetH5750inthebarn? yea,thevineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,andthefig-tree,andthepomegranateוְהָרִמּ֛וֹןve.ha.ri.MonH7416,andtheolive-treehavenotbroughtforth;fromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117willIblessאֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס'a.va.RekhH1288you. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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