New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 6:5-8

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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