Revised Literal Translation

Haggai 2:1-5

1In the seventhבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕יba.she.vi.'IH7637month,in the oneוְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.ChadH259and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now to Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵל֙shal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,and to the residueשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Who isleftהַנִּשְׁאָ֔רha.nish.'ArH7604among you that sawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200this houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004in her firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223gloryבִּכְבוֹד֖וֹbikh.vo.DoH3519?and how do ye seeרֹאִ֤יםro.'ImH7200it now? is itnot in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869in comparisonכָמֹ֛הוּkha.Mo.huH3644of it as nothing?

4Yet now be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,O Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068;and be strongוַחֲזַ֣קva.cha.ZakH2388,O Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548;and be strongוַחֲזַ֨קva.cha.ZakH2388,all ye peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and workוַֽעֲשׂ֑וּva.'a.SuH6213: for I amwith you, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635:

5According tothe wordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697that I covenantedכָּרַ֤תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with you when ye cameבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,so my spiritוְרוּחִ֖יve.ru.ChiH7307remainethעֹמֶ֣דֶת'o.Me.detH5975amongבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you: fearתִּירָֽאוּ׃ סti.Ra.'uH3372ye not.

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