New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 8:16-23

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;judgeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199with truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and judgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941for peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965at yourgatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179.

17Also let noneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376 H408of youdeviseתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilH7463in your heartבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and do not loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157perjuryוּשְׁבֻ֥עַת שֶׁ֖קֶרu.she.Vu.'at She.kerH7621 H8267;for allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsare whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Ihateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

18Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19“The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541: ‘The fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243,the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,the fastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637,and the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthswill becomeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342,jubilationוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057, andcheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896festivalsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063; soloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571and peaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.’

20“The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541: ‘It willyetעֹ֚ד'odH5750turn out thatpeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971will comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935,that is, the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

21The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259citywill goH1980to anotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let’s goH1980atH1980onceH1980topleadH2470forH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will goH1980.”

22Somanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971and mightyעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471will comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and topleadH2470forH2470the favorפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.’

23The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541: ‘In thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235peopleאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471willgraspH2388thegarmentבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of a Jewיְהוּדִ֜יye.hu.DiH3064,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let us goנֵֽלְכָה֙ne.le.KhahH1980with you, for we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is with you.”’”

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