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Zechariah 6:5-8

5Andוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428are the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702spiritsרֻח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,going forthיוֹצְא֕וֹתyotz.'otH3318from their stationמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921the Lordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834withthe blackהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםha.she.cho.RimH7838horsesהַסּוּסִ֣יםha.su.SimH5483is goingיֹֽצְאִים֙yo.tze.'ImH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, the one withthe whiteוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםve.ha.le.va.NimH3836horsesיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413the westאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310,and the one with the dappledוְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםve.Hab.be.ru.DimH1261horsesיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776the southהַתֵּימָֽן׃ha.tei.ManH8486.”

7As the strongוְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣יםve.ha.'a.mu.TzimH554horseswent outיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,they were eagerוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980andpatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and the LORD saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980andpatrolהִתְהַלְּכ֣וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.”So they patrolledוַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָהva.tit.ha.Lakh.nahH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8Then the LORD summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֣קvai.yaz.'EkH2199meאֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר'o.Ti vay.da.BerH854 H1696and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,those goingאֵלַ֖י הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙'e.Lai hai.yotz.'ImH3318 H413toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828have given restהֵנִ֥יחוּhe.Ni.chuH5117אֶת־'et-H853to My Spiritרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפֽוֹן׃ סtza.FonH6828.”

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