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Haggai 1:2-6

2that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559: “Theseלֵאמֹ֑ר הַזֶּה֙le.Mor ha.ZehH2088 H559peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971sayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘The timeעֶת־'et-H6256has not yetלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeבֹּ֛א עֶת־bo' 'et-H935 H6256to rebuildלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’”

3Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

4“Is it a timeהַעֵ֤תha.'EtH6256for youyourselvesאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859to liveלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in your paneledסְפוּנִ֑יםse.fu.NimH5603housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004,while thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004lies in ruinsחָרֵֽב׃cha.RevH2720?”

5Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: “Consider carefullyשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־Si.mu le.vav.Khem 'al-H7760 H3824 H5921your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870.

6You have plantedזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235but harvestedוְהָבֵ֣אve.ha.Ve'H935littleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592.You eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398but neverוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369have enoughלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654.You drinkשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354but neverוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369have your fillלְשָׁכְרָ֔הle.sha.khe.RahH7937.You put on clothesלָב֖וֹשׁla.Vo.oshH3847but neverוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369get warmלְחֹ֣םle.ChomH2552.You earn wagesH7936to put intoאֶל־'el-H413a bagצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872pierced throughנָקֽוּב׃ פna.KuvH5344.”

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