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Zechariah 3:1-4

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.”

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