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Zechariah 1:8-11

8I looked outרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200into the nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and sawוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392onעַל־'al-H5921a redאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483.Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the myrtle treesהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the hollowבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.LahH4699,and behind himוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310were redאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122,sorrelשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320,and whiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483.

9“Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113?”I askedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559.And the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with merepliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will showאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200you whatמָה־mah-H4100they areהֵ֥מָּה אֵֽלֶּה׃He.mah 'E.lehH1992 H428.”

10Then the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376standingהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּין־bein-H996the myrtle treesהַהַדַסִּ֖ים וַיֹּאמַ֑רha.ha.da.Sim vai.yo.MarH1918 H559explainedוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Theyאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the onesאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971to patrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

11And the riders answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030אֶת־'et-H853the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who was standingהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the myrtle treesהַהֲדַסִּ֔ים וַיֹּאמְר֖וּha.ha.da.Sim vai.yo.me.RuH1918 H559, “We have patrolledהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and tranquilוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.”

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