New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 11:7-11

7So Ipasturedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629doomedto slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028,henceלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947for myself twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staffsמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731:the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Favorנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121UnionH2260;so I pasturedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Then I annihilatedוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391,for my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315was impatientוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114with them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571was wearyבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973of me.

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “I will not pastureאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you. What is todieהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191,let it dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,and what is to be annihilatedוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it be annihilatedתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582; andlet those who are leftוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802another’sרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320.”

10I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731Favorנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278and cutוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438it in piecesH1438, tobreakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11So it wasbrokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andthusכֵ֜ןkhenH3651theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629who were watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104me realizedוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it was the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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