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Zechariah 8:16-23

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.

18Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:The fastsצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243וְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685,the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549וְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685,the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637,andוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthswill becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961times of joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,cheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896feastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063.Therefore you are to loveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157bothtruthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571and peaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.”

20This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: “Peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971will yetעֹ֚ד'odH5750אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935—the residentsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892—

21and the residentsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259city will goH1980toאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: ‘Let us goH1980at once to pleadלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470אֶת־'et-H853beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589myselfגַּם־gam-H1571am goingH1980.’

22And manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971and strongעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471will comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and to pleadוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470אֶת־'et-H853beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

23This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471of everyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605tongueלְשֹׁנ֣וֹתle.sho.NotH3956will tightlyיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388graspוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388the robeבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of a Jewאִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י'ish ye.hu.DiH3064 H376,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Let us goנֵֽלְכָה֙ne.le.KhahH1980with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,forכִּ֥יkiH3588we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃ ס'i.ma.KhemH5973.’”

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