Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 13:7-9

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.

9And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935the third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ha.she.li.ShitH7992through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and will refineוּצְרַפְתִּים֙u.tze.raf.TimH6884them as silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is refinedכִּצְרֹ֣ףkitz.RofH6884,and will tryוּבְחַנְתִּ֖יםu.ve.chan.TimH974them as goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091is triedכִּבְחֹ֣ןkiv.ChonH974:they shall callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on my nameבִשְׁמִ֗יvish.MiH8034,and I will hearאֶעֱנֶ֣ה'e.'e.NehH6030them: I will sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, It ismy peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971:and they shall sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ismy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ ס'e.lo.HaiH430.

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