Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 4

1Then the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with mereturnedוַיָּ֕שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and woke meוַיְעִירֵ֕נִיvay.'i.Re.niH5782,as a manכְּאִ֖ישׁke.'IshH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is awakenedיֵע֥וֹרye.'orH5782from his sleepמִשְּׁנָתֽוֹ׃mi.she.na.ToH8142.

2“Whatמָ֥הmahH4100do youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?”he askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413. “I seeרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200a solid goldזָהָ֨ב כֻּלָּ֜הּza.Hav ku.LahH2091 H3605lampstandמְנוֹרַת֩me.no.RatH4501,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֡רvai.yo.merH559, “withוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009a bowlוְגֻלָּ֣הּve.gu.LahH1543atעַל־'al-H5921the topרֹאשָׁ֗הּro.ShahH7218and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֤הve.shiv.'AhH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ro.Tei.haH5216on itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921שִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651,with sevenוְשִׁבְעָה֙ve.shiv.'AhH7651spoutsמֽוּצָק֔וֹתmu.tza.KotH4166to the lampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתla.ne.RotH5216אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218.

3There are also twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147olive treesזֵיתִ֖יםzei.TimH2132beside itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259on the rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225sideof the bowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.LahH1543and the otherוְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.ChadH259onעַל־'al-H5921its leftשְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040.”

4“Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?”I askedוָאַ֙עַן֙ וָֽאֹמַ֔ר אֶל־va.'A.'an va.'o.Mar 'el-H6030 H559 H413the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with meלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.

5“Do you notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045whatמָה־mah-H4100they areהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992?”repliedוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030the angelהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397הַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413. “Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113,”I answeredאֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר'E.leh va.'o.MarH428 H559.

6So he said to meוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088is the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDאֵלַי֙ יְהוָ֔ה'e.Lai Yah.wehH3068 H413toלֵאמֹ֔ר אֶל־le.Mor 'el-H413 H559Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רze.ru.ba.Vel le.MorH2216 H559:Notלֹ֤אlo'H3808by mightבְחַ֙יִל֙ve.Cha.yilH2428norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808by powerבְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achH3581,butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518by My Spiritבְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.ChiH7307,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

7Whatמִֽי־mi-H4310are youאַתָּ֧ה'a.TahH859,O greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419mountainהַֽר־har-H2022?Beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216you will become a plainלְמִישֹׁ֑רle.mi.ShorH4334.Then he will bring forthוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the capstoneהָאֶ֣בֶן הָרֹאשָׁ֔הha.'E.ven ha.ro.ShahH68 H7222accompanied by shouts ofתְּשֻׁא֕וֹתte.shu.'otH8663‘Graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580,graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580to it!’”

8Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“The handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216have laid the foundationיִסְּד֛וּyi.se.DuH3245of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and his handsוְיָדָ֣יוve.ya.DavH3027will complete itתְּבַצַּ֑עְנָהte.va.Tza'.nahH1214.Then you will knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310has despisedבַז֮vazH936the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of small thingsקְטַנּוֹת֒ke.ta.nOtH6996?But theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעָה־shiv.'ah-H7651eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992scanמְשׁוֹטְטִ֖יםme.sho.TimH7751the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,will rejoiceוְשָׂמְח֗וּve.sa.me.ChuH8055when they seeוְרָא֞וּve.ra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the plumb lineהָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛ילha.'E.ven ha.be.DilH68 H913in the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216.”

11Then I askedוָאַ֖עַןva.'A.'anH6030וָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559the angelאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are theהָאֵ֔לֶהha.'E.lehH428twoשְּׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147olive treesהַזֵּיתִים֙ha.zei.TimH2132onעַל־'al-H5921the rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225and leftשְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040of the lampstandהַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה וְעַל־ha.me.no.Rah ve.'al-H4501 H5921?”

12And I questioned himוָאַ֣עַןva.'A.'anH6030furtherשֵׁנִ֔ית וָאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָ֑יוshe.Nit va.'o.Mar 'e.LavH8145 H559 H413, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are the twoשְׁתֵּ֞יshe.TeiH8147oliveהַזֵּיתִ֗יםha.zei.TimH2132אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834branchesשִׁבֲּלֵ֣יshi.ba.LeiH7641besideבְּיַ֗דbe.YadH3027the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091pipesצַנְתְּר֣וֹתtzan.te.RotH6804from whichמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.HemH5921the goldenהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091oilpoursהַֽמְרִיקִ֥יםham.ri.KimH7324?”

13“Do you notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045whatמָה־mah-H4100these areאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?”he inquiredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559אֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413. “Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559.

14So he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147anointedהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323onesבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121who are standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideעַל־'al-H5921the Lordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

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