Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 1:7-15

7Upon the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117of the eleventhלְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רle.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6240 H6249monthחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320, which isthe monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sebatשְׁבָ֔טshe.VatH7627,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,came the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

8I sawרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200by nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and behold a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392upon a redאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483,and he stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975among the myrtle treesהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918that werein the bottomבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.LahH4699;and behindוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310him were thereredאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,speckledשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320,and whiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836.

9Then saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559I, O my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, what arethese? And the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, I will shewאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200thee what these be.

10And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that stoodהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtle treesהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, These are theywhom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971to walkלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980to and fro through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And they answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that stoodהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975among the myrtle treesהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We have walked to and froהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980through the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and, behold, all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sitteth stillיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427,and is at restוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.

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.

15And I am veryגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419soreוְקֶ֤צֶףve.Ke.tzefH7110displeasedקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that areat easeהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600:for I was but a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592displeasedקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107,and they helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826forward the afflictionלְרָעָֽה׃le.ra.'AhH7451.

Read all of Zechariah 1

Commentaries on Zechariah 1