Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 3

1Then the angel showed meוַיַּרְאֵ֗נִיvai.yar.'E.niH7200אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548standingעֹמֵ֕ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,with Satanוְהַשָּׂטָ֛ןve.ha.sa.TanH7854standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975atעַל־'al-H5921his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225to accuse himלְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃le.sit.NoH7853.

2And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854: “The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068rebukesיִגְעַ֨רyig.'ArH1605you,Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854!Indeed, the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,who has chosenהַבֹּחֵ֖רha.bo.CherH977Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,rebukesוְיִגְעַ֤רve.yig.'ArH1605you!Is notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808this manזֶ֦הzehH2088a firebrandא֖וּד'udH181snatchedמֻצָּ֥לmu.TzalH5337from the fireמֵאֵֽשׁ׃me.'EshH784?”

3Now Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֕עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961dressedלָבֻ֖שׁla.VushH3847in filthyצוֹאִ֑יםtzo.'ImH6674garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899as he stoodוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the angelהַמַּלְאָֽךְ׃ha.mal.'AkhH4397.

4Soוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the angelsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413those standingהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975before himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Take offהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493his filthyהַצֹּאִ֖יםha.tzo.'ImH6674clothesהַבְּגָדִ֥יםha.be.ga.DimH899מֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.LavH5921!”Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413Joshua, “Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have removedהֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּיhe.'e.Var.tiH5674your iniquityעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771מֵעָלֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Lei.khaH5921,and I will clotheוְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁve.hal.BeshH3847youאֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853with splendid robesמַחֲלָצֽוֹת׃ma.cha.la.TzotH4254.”

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “Let them putיָשִׂ֛ימוּya.Si.muH7760a cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889turbanצָנִ֥יףtza.NifH6797onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.”So a cleanהַטָּה֜וֹרha.ta.HorH2889turbanהַצָּנִ֨יףha.tza.NifH6797was placedוַיָּשִׂימוּ֩vai.ya.si.MuH7760onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,and they clothed himוַיַּלְבִּשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֔יםvai.yal.bi.Shu.hu be.ga.DimH3847 H899,as the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068stood byעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.

6Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068gave this chargeוַיָּ֙עַד֙vai.Ya.'adH5749to Joshuaבִּיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃bi.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091 H559:

7“This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵךְ֙ וְאִ֣םte.leKh ve.'ImH1980 H518אֶת־'et-H853in My waysבִּדְרָכַ֤יbid.ra.KhaiH1870and keepתִשְׁמֹ֔רtish.MorH8104My instructionsמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931,then youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571will governתָּדִ֣יןta.DinH1777אֶת־'et-H853My houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004and will alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571have chargeתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104ofאֶת־'et-H853My courtsחֲצֵרָ֑יcha.tze.RaiH2691;and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youa placeמַהְלְכִ֔יםmah.le.KhimH4109amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428who are standing hereהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975.

8Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֞אna'H4994,O highהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ׀ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and your companionsוְרֵעֶ֙יךָ֙ve.re.'Ei.khaH7453seatedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,who are indeedכִּֽי־ אַנְשֵׁ֥יki- 'an.SheiH3588 H582a signמוֹפֵ֖ת הֵ֑מָּהmo.Fet He.mahH4159 H1992.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,I am going to bringמֵבִ֛יאme.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853My servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650,the Branchצֶֽמַח׃Tze.machH6780.

9כִּ֣י׀kiH3588Seeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009the stoneהָאֶ֗בֶןha.'E.venH68אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091;onעַל־'al-H5921that oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68are sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869.Beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005,I will engrave on itמְפַתֵּ֣חַme.fa.Te.achH6605an inscriptionפִּתֻּחָ֗הּpi.tu.ChahH6603,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I will removeוּמַשְׁתִּ֛יu.mash.TiH4185אֶת־'et-H853the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of thisהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931landהָאָֽרֶץ־ha.'a.retz-H776in a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

10On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,you will each inviteתִּקְרְא֖וּ אִ֣ישׁtik.re.'U 'ishH7121 H376yourneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453toאֶל־'el-H413sit underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478your ownvineגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413תַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478fig treeתְּאֵנָֽה׃te.'e.NahH8384.’”

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