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Zechariah 4:2-11

2And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, What seestרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֡רvai.yo.merH559,I have lookedרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200,and behold a candlestickמְנוֹרַת֩me.no.RatH4501all ofgoldזָהָ֨בza.HavH2091,with a bowlH1531upon the topרֹאשָׁ֗הּro.ShahH7218of it, and his sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֤הve.shiv.'AhH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereon, and sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651pipesמֽוּצָק֔וֹתmu.tza.KotH4166to the sevenוְשִׁבְעָה֙ve.shiv.'AhH7651lampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתla.ne.RotH5216, which areupon the topרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218thereof:

3And twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147olive treesזֵיתִ֖יםzei.TimH2132by it, oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259upon the rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225sideof the bowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.LahH1543,and the otherוְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.ChadH259upon the leftשְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040side thereof.

4So I answeredוָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anH6030and spakeוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, What arethese, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5Then the angelהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me answeredוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Knowestיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou not what these be? And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,No, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

6Then he answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Not by mightבְחַ֙יִל֙ve.Cha.yilH2428,nor by powerבְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achH3581,but by my spiritבְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.ChiH7307,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

7Who artthou, O greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419mountainהַֽר־har-H2022?beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thou shalt becomea plainלְמִישֹׁ֑רle.mi.ShorH4334:and he shall bring forthוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318the headstoneהָאֶ֣בֶן הָרֹאשָׁ֔הha.'E.ven ha.ro.ShahH7222 H68thereof withshoutingsתְּשֻׁא֕וֹתte.shu.'otH8663, crying,Graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580,graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580unto it.

8Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9The handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216have laid the foundationיִסְּד֛וּyi.se.DuH3245of this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;his handsוְיָדָ֣יוve.ya.DavH3027shall also finishתְּבַצַּ֑עְנָהte.va.Tza'.nahH1214it; and thou shalt knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you.

10For who hath despisedבַז֮vazH936the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of small thingsקְטַנּוֹת֒ke.ta.nOtH6996?for they shall rejoiceוְשָׂמְח֗וּve.sa.me.ChuH8055,and shall seeוְרָא֞וּve.ra.'UH7200the plummetהָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛ילha.'E.ven ha.be.DilH913 H68in the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216withthose sevenשִׁבְעָה־shiv.'ah-H7651; they arethe eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which run to and froמְשׁוֹטְטִ֖יםme.sho.TimH7751through the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Then answeredוָאַ֖עַןva.'A.'anH6030I, and saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto him, What arethese twoשְּׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147olive treesהַזֵּיתִים֙ha.zei.TimH2132upon the rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225sideof the candlestickהַמְּנוֹרָ֖הha.me.no.RahH4501and upon the leftשְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040side thereof?

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