Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 1:12-14

12Then the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how long wilt thou not have mercyתְרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355on Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and on the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,against which thou hast had indignationזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194these threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me withgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697andcomfortableנִחֻמִֽים׃ni.chu.MimH5150wordsדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697.

14So the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397that communedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Cryקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thou, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;I am jealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and for Zionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousyקִנְאָ֥הkin.'AhH7068.

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