Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 11:10-17

10And I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731, evenGraceנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278,and cut it asunderוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438,that I might breakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with all the peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11And it was brokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and so the poorעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629that waitedהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104upon me knewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it wasthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them, If ye thinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodH2896,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051memy priceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939;and if not, forbearחֲדָ֑לוּcha.Da.luH2308.So they weighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254for my priceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it unto the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335:a goodlyאֶ֣דֶר'E.derH145priceהַיְקָ֔רhay.KarH3366that I was prised atיָקַ֖רְתִּיya.Kar.tiH3365of them. And I tookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesof silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and castוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993them to the potterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cut asunderוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438mine otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731, evenUnionH2254,that I might breakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565the brotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264between Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee yet the instrumentsכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627of a foolishאֱוִלִֽי׃'e.vi.LiH196shepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16For, lo, I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965a shepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776, whichshall not visitיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485those that be cut offהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582,neither shall seekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245the young oneהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,nor healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495that that is brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתve.ha.nish.Be.retH7665,nor feedיְכַלְכֵּ֔לye.khal.KelH3557that that standethהַנִּצָּבָה֙ha.ni.tza.VahH5324still: but he shall eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398the fleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320of the fatהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277,and tearיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561their clawsוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןu.far.sei.HenH6541in piecesH6561.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the vainהָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.LilH457shepherdH7473that leavethעֹזְבִ֣י'o.ze.ViH5800the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629!the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall beupon his armזְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and upon his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869:his armזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220shall be cleanיָב֣וֹשׁya.Vo.oshH3001dried upתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001,and his rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869shall be utterlyכָּהֹ֥הka.HohH3543darkenedתִכְהֶֽה׃ סtikh.HehH3543.

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