New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 6:9-15

9Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Takeלָק֙וֹחַ֙la.Ko.achH3947an offeringfrom the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,from Heldaiמֵחֶלְדַּ֕יme.chel.DaiH2469,Tobijahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900and Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048;and you goוּבָאתָ֤u.va.TaH935the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and enterוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הyo.shi.YahH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֔הtze.fan.YahH6846,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have arrivedבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.

11Takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947silverכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an ornatecrownעֲטָר֑וֹתa.ta.RotH5850and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֗ve.sam.TaH7760iton the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548.

12Then sayH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376whose nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034isBranchצֶ֤מַחTze.machH6780, for He willbranchיִצְמָ֔חyitz.MachH6779out from whereוּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יוu.mi.tach.TavH8478He is; and He willbuildוּבָנָ֖הu.va.NahH1129the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽהּ׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Yes, it is He who will buildיִבְנֶ֞הyiv.NehH1129the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and He who willbearיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375the honorה֔וֹדHodH1935and sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427andruleוּמָשַׁ֖לu.ma.ShalH4910on His throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678. Thus, He will be apriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548on His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and the counselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965will be betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147offices.”’

14Now thecrownוְהָעֲטָרֹ֗תve.ha.'a.ta.RotH5850will becomeתִּֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961a reminderלְזִכָּר֖וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to Helemלְחֵ֙לֶם֙le.Che.lemH2494,Tobijahוּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הu.le.toi.YahH2900,Jedaiahוְלִידַֽעְיָ֔הve.li.da'.YahH3048andHenוּלְחֵ֖ןu.le.ChenH2581the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֑הtze.fan.YahH6846.

15Those whoH7350are farH7350off will comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935andbuildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.” Then you willknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you. And it will takeH1961placeH1961ifאִם־'im-H518you completelyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמְע֔וּן בְּק֖וֹלtish.me.'Un be.KolH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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