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Zechariah 13:4-8

4And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֧שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of his visionמֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹme.chez.yo.NoH2384,when he hath prophesiedבְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹbe.hi.na.ve.'o.ToH5012;neither shall they wearיִלְבְּשׁ֛וּyil.be.ShuH3847a roughשֵׂעָ֖רse.'ArH8181garmentאַדֶּ֥רֶת'a.De.retH155to deceiveכַּחֵֽשׁ׃ka.CheshH3584:

5But he shall sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, I amno prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030, I aman husbandmanאִישׁ־ עֹבֵ֤ד אֲדָמָה֙'ish- 'o.Ved 'a.da.MahH127 H5647 H376;for manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120taught me to keep cattleהִקְנַ֥נִיhik.Na.niH7069from my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

6And oneshall sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto him, What arethese woundsהַמַּכּ֛וֹתha.ma.KotH4347in thine handsיָדֶ֑יךָya.Dei.khaH3027?Then he shall answerוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, Thosewith which I was woundedהֻכֵּ֖יתִיhu.Kei.tiH5221inthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my friendsמְאַהֲבָֽי׃ סme.'a.ha.VaiH157.

7Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,O swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,against my shepherdרֹעִי֙ro.'IH7462,and against the manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397that ismy fellowעֲמִיתִ֔י'a.mi.TiH5997,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:smiteהַ֤ךְhakhH5221the shepherdהָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7462,and the sheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall be scatteredוּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָu.te.fu.Tzei.naH6327:and I will turnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon the little onesהַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ha.tzo.'a.RimH6819.

8And it shall come to pass, thatin all the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147partsפִּֽי־pi-H6310therein shall be cut offיִכָּרְת֖וּyi.ka.re.TuH3772anddieיִגְוָ֑עוּyig.Va.'uH1478;but the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be leftיִוָּ֥תֶרyi.Va.terH3498therein.

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