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Zechariah 8:14-17

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֣הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I resolvedזָמַמְ֜תִּיza.maM.tiH2161to bring disasterלְהָרַ֣עle.ha.Ra'H7489upon youwhen your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1provoked Me to angerבְּהַקְצִ֤יףbe.hak.TzifH7107אֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853,and I did notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808relentנִחָֽמְתִּי׃ni.Cha.me.tiH5162,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,

15“soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651nowבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהbai.ya.Mim ha.'E.lehH428 H3117I have resolvedזָמַ֙מְתִּי֙za.Mam.tiH2161to do goodלְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.TivH3190againשַׁ֤בְתִּיShav.tiH7725אֶת־'et-H853to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Judahבֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑הbeit ye.hu.DahH1004 H3063.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָֽאוּ׃ti.Ra.'uH3372.

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you must doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to oneאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־'ish 'et-H376 H854anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,render trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and soundשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965judgmentsוּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שִׁפְט֖וּu.mish.Pat shif.TuH4941 H8199in your gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179,

17וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853do notאַֽל־'al-H408plotתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against your neighborרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157to swearוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267,forכִּ֧יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853I hateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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