Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 14:1-9

1Behold, the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068comethבָּ֖אba'H935,and thy spoilשְׁלָלֵ֖ךְshe.la.LekhH7998shall be dividedוְחֻלַּ֥קve.chu.LakH2505in the midstבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130of thee.

2For I will gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֨יve.'a.saf.TiH622all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀ha.go.YimH1471against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֒la.mil.cha.MahH4421;and the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892shall be takenוְנִלְכְּדָ֣הve.nil.ke.DahH3920,and the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004rifledוְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.suH8155,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802ravishedתִּשָּׁכַ֑בְנָהti.sha.khab.nahH7693 H7901;and halfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall go forthוְיָצָ֞אve.ya.Tza'H3318into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473,and the residueוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall not be cut offיִכָּרֵ֖תyi.ka.RetH3772from the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

3And, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068go forthוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318,and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898against those nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,as whenכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117he foughtהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וhi.la.cha.MoH3898in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.

4And his feetרַגְלָ֣יוrag.LavH7272shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975in that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117upon the mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּתִ֜יםha.ze.TimH2132, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the eastמִקֶּדֶם֒mi.ke.DemH6924,and the mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּיתִ֤יםha.zei.TimH2132shall cleaveוְנִבְקַע֩ve.niv.Ka'H1234in the midstמֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙me.chetz.YoH2677thereof toward the eastמִזְרָ֣חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217and toward the westוָיָ֔מָּהva.Ya.mahH3220, and there shall bea veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516;and halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the mountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022shall removeוּמָ֨שׁu.MashH4185toward the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and halfוְחֶצְיוֹ־ve.chetz.yov-H2677of it toward the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

5And ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֣םve.nas.TemH5127tothe valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of the mountainsהָרַ֗יha.RaiH2022;for the valleyגֵּי־gei-H1516of the mountainsהָרִים֮ha.RimH2022shall reachיַגִּ֣יעַya.Gi.a'H5060unto Azalאָצַל֒'a.TzalH682:yea, ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֗םve.nas.TemH5127,like as ye fledנַסְתֶּם֙nas.TemH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the earthquakeהָרַ֔עַשׁha.Ra.'ashH7494in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:And Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935, andall the saintsקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918with thee.

6And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe lightא֔וֹר'orH216shall not be clearיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368, nordarkוְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃ve.yik.pe.'unH7087:

7But it shall be oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117which shall be knownיִוָּדַ֥עyi.va.Da'H3045to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,not dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,nor nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: but it shall come to pass, thatat eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153timeלְעֵֽת־le.'et-H6256it shall be lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

8And it shall be in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatlivingחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325shall go outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;halfחֶצְיָ֗םchetz.YamH2677of them toward the formerהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and halfוְחֶצְיָ֖םve.chetz.YamH2677of them toward the hinderהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220:in summerבַּקַּ֥יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019and in winterוּבָחֹ֖רֶףu.va.Cho.refH2779shall it be.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall be kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

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