Revised Literal Translation

Haggai 2:10-19

10In the fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֙ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the ninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byH3027Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548concerningthe lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12If oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376bearיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375holyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320in the skirtבִּכְנַ֣ףbikh.NafH3671of his garmentבִּגְד֗וֹbig.DoH899,and with his skirtבִּ֠כְנָפוֹbikh.na.foH3671do touchוְנָגַ֣עve.na.Ga'H5060breadהַלֶּ֨חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,or pottageהַנָּזִ֜ידha.na.ZidH5138,or wineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,or oilשֶׁ֛מֶןShe.menH8081,or any meatמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978,shall it be holyהֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁha.yik.DashH6942?And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, No.

13Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292, If one that isuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931by a dead bodyנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315touchיִגַּ֧עyi.Ga'H5060any of these, shall it be uncleanהֲיִטְמָ֑אha.yit.Ma'H2930?And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,It shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

14Then answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Haggaiחַגַּ֜יcha.GaiH2292,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, So isthis peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971, and so isthis nationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and so isevery workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;and that which they offerיַקְרִ֛יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126there isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

15And now, I pray you, considerשִֽׂימוּ־ לְבַבְכֶ֔םsi.mu- le.vav.KhemH3824 H7760from this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,from beforeמִטֶּ֧רֶםmi.Te.remH2962a stoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68was laidשֽׂוּם־sum-H7760upon a stoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

16Since those days were, when onecameבָּא֙ba'H935to an heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242measures, there were buttenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235: when onecameבָּ֣אba'H935to the pressfatהַיֶּ֗קֶבhai.Ye.kevH3342for to draw outלַחְשֹׂף֙lach.SofH2834fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572vesselsout of the pressפּוּרָ֔הpu.RahH6333, there were buttwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242.

17I smoteהִכֵּ֨יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221you with blastingבַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711and with mildewוּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420and with hailוּבַבָּרָ֔דu.va.ba.RadH1259in all the laboursמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027; yet ye turnednot to me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Considerשִׂימוּ־ לְבַבְכֶ֔םsi.mu- le.vav.KhemH3824 H7760now from this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,from the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242dayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117of the ninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֗יla.te.shi.'IH8671month, evenfrom the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117that the foundationיֻסַּ֥דyu.SadH3245of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068templeהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964was laid, considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶֽם׃Si.mu le.vav.KhemH3824 H7760it.

19Is the seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233yet in the barnבַּמְּגוּרָ֔הba.me.gu.RahH4035?yea, as yet the vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,and the fig treeוְהַתְּאֵנָ֧הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384,and the pomegranateוְהָרִמּ֛וֹןve.ha.ri.MonH7416,and the oliveהַזַּ֖יִתha.Za.yitH2132treeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086,hath not brought forthנָשָׂ֑אna.Sa'H5375:from this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will I blessאֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס'a.va.RekhH1288you.

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