New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 1:8-11

8I sawרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200at nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376was ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392on aredאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483,and he was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996themyrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the ravineבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.LahH4699,with redאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122,sorrelשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320andwhiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483behindוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310him.

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?” And theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “I will showאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200you whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428are.”

10And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376who was standingהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּין־bein-H996the myrtleהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are those whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971topatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

11So they answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who wasstandingהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the myrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We havepatrolledהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ispeacefulיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and quietוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.”

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