New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 6:1-8

1Now I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869againוָאָשֻׁ֗בva.'a.ShuvH7725and lookedוָֽאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702chariotsמַרְכָּבוֹת֙mar.ka.VotH4818were comingH3318forthיֹֽצְא֔וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318from betweenמִבֵּ֖יןmi.BeinH996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022;and the mountainsוְהֶהָרִ֖יםve.he.ha.RimH2022werebronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022.

2With the firstהָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הha.ri.sho.NahH7223chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הba.mer.ka.VahH4818wereredאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,with the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818blackשְׁחֹרִֽים׃she.cho.RimH7838horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,

3with the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,and with the fourthהָרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙u.va.mer.ka.VahH4818strongאֲמֻצִּֽים׃'a.mu.TzimH554dappledבְּרֻדִּ֖יםbe.ru.DimH1261horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483.

4Then I spokeוָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anH6030and saidוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?”

5The angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397repliedוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to me, “Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702spiritsרֻח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,goingH3318forthיוֹצְא֕וֹתyotz.'otH3318afterH4480standingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921the LordH136of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

6with one of whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the blackהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםha.she.cho.RimH7838horsesהַסּוּסִ֣יםha.su.SimH5483are goingH3318forthH3318to thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;and the whiteוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםve.ha.le.va.NimH3836onesH3836goH3318forthH3318afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH413 H310them, while the dappledוְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםve.Hab.be.ru.DimH1261onesH1261goH3318forthH3318to thesouthהַתֵּימָֽן׃ha.tei.ManH8486countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7When the strongוְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣יםve.ha.'a.mu.TzimH554onesH554wentיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318out, theywere eagerוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980topatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776.”And He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980,patrolהִתְהַלְּכ֣וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.” So theypatrolledוַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָהva.tit.ha.Lakh.nahH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8Then He criedוַיַּזְעֵ֣קvai.yaz.'EkH2199out to me and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to me sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,those who are goingהַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙hai.yotz.'ImH3318to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828haveappeasedהֵנִ֥יחוּhe.Ni.chuH5117My wrathרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפֽוֹן׃ סtza.FonH6828.”

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