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Zechariah 4

1Andtheangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithmecameagain,andwakedme,asamanH376thatiswakenedoutofhissleepמִשְּׁנָתֽוֹ׃mi.she.na.ToH8142.

2AndhesaidH559untome,Whatseest thou?AndIsaidH559,IhaveseenH7200,and,behold,acandlestickallofgoldזָהָ֨בza.HavH2091,withitsbowlוְגֻלָּ֣הּve.gu.LahH1543uponthetopרֹאשָׁ֗הּro.ShahH7218ofit,anditssevenH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereon;therearesevenH7651pipestoeachofthelampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתla.ne.RotH5216,whichareuponthetopרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218thereof;

3andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147olive-treesbyit,oneH259upontherightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225sideH3225ofthebowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.LahH1543,andtheotherupontheleftsideH3225thereof.

4AndIansweredandspaketotheangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithme,sayingH559,Whatarethese,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5Thentheangelהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithmeansweredandsaidH559untome, Knowest thounotwhattheseare?AndIsaidH559,No,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

6Thenheansweredandspake untome,sayingH559,Thisisthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntoZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,sayingH559,Notbymight,norbypowerבְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achH3581,butbymySpiritבְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.ChiH7307, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

7Whoart thou,Ogreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419mountainהַֽר־har-H2022?beforeZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thou shaltbecomeaplainH4334;andheshallbringוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thetopstoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68withshoutingsofGraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580,graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580, untoit.

8Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216havelaidthefoundationofthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;hishandsוְיָדָ֣יוve.ya.DavH3027shallalsofinishתְּבַצַּ֑עְנָהte.va.Tza'.nahH1214it;andthou shaltknowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045thatJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathsentH7971meuntoyou.

10ForwhohathdespisedH936thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofsmallקְטַנּוֹת֒ke.ta.nOtH6996thingsH428?forthesesevenשִׁבְעָה־shiv.'ah-H7651shallrejoiceוְשָׂמְח֗וּve.sa.me.ChuH8055,andshallseeוְרָא֞וּve.ra.'UH7200theplummetinthehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216;thesearetheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,whichruntoandfrothroughthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11ThenansweredI,andsaidH559untohim,Whatarethesetwoשְּׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147olive-treesupontherightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225sideH3225ofthecandlestickandupontheleftsideH3225thereof?

12AndIansweredthesecondשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,andsaidH559untohim,Whatarethesetwoשְׁתֵּ֞יshe.TeiH8147olive-branches,whicharebesidethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147goldenspouts,thatemptythegoldenoiloutofthemselves?

13AndheansweredmeandsaidH559, Knowest thounotwhattheseare?AndIsaidH559,No,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

14ThensaidH559he,Thesearethetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147anointedones,thatstandהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975bytheLordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113ofthewholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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