New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 7:5-10

5“SayH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you fastedצַמְתֶּ֨םtzam.TemH6684and mournedוְסָפ֜וֹדve.sa.FodH5594in the fifthבַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יba.cha.mi.ShiH2549and seventhוּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יu.va.she.vi.'IH7637monthstheseוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,was it actuallyהֲצ֥וֹםha.TzomH6684forMe that you fastedצַמְתֻּ֖נִיtzam.Tu.niH6684?

6WhenH3588you eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398and drinkתִשְׁתּ֑וּtish.TuH8354,do you not eatהָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha.'O.khe.LimH398for yourselves and do you not drinkהַשֹּׁתִֽים׃ha.sho.TimH8354for yourselves?

7Are not thesethe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068proclaimedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121by the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֔יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֣יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,when Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389was inhabitedיֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427andprosperousוּשְׁלֵוָ֔הu.she.le.VahH7961along with its citiesוְעָרֶ֖יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892aroundסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it, and theNegevוְהַנֶּ֥גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045and thefoothillsוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219were inhabitedיֹשֵֽׁב׃ פyo.ShevH3427?’”

8Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541has the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saidH559, ‘Dispenseשְׁפֹ֔טוּshe.Fo.tuH8199trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571justiceמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941and practiceעֲשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213kindnessוְחֶ֣סֶדve.Che.sedH2617and compassionוְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםve.ra.cha.MimH7356eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251;

10anddo not oppressתַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֧הve.'al.ma.NahH490or theorphanוְיָת֛וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, thestrangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616or the poorוְעָנִ֖יve.'a.NiH6041; and donot deviseתַּחְשְׁב֖וּtach.she.VuH2803evilH7463in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶֽם׃bil.vav.KhemH3824against oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherH312.’

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