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Zechariah 11:7-11

7And I will feedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629of slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, evenyouלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,O poorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947unto me twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147stavesמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731;the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Beautyנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278,and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121BandsH2254;and I fedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462also I cut offוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582in oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391;and my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315lothedוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315also abhorredבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973me.

9Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, I will not feedאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you: that that diethהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191,let it dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191;and that that is to be cut offוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it be cut offתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582;and let the restוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398every oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of anotherרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

10And I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731, evenBeautyנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278,and cut it asunderוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438,that I might breakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with all the peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11And it was brokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and so the poorעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629that waitedהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104upon me knewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it wasthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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