Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 2

1I lifted upH5375mine eyesH5869again, and lookedH7200,and behold a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376with a measuringמִדָּֽה׃mi.DahH4060lineחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

2Then saidH559I, Whither goestהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980thou? And he saidH559unto me, To measureלָמֹד֙la.ModH4058JerusalemH3389,to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200whatH4100isthe breadthרָחְבָּ֖הּra.che.BahH7341thereof, and what isthe lengthאָרְכָּֽהּ׃'a.re.KahH753thereof.

3And, behold, the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me went forthיֹצֵ֑אyo.Tze'H3318,and anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312angelוּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397went outיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him,

4And saidH559unto him, Runרֻ֗ץRutzH7323,speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to thisהַלָּ֖זha.LazH1975young manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288,sayingH559,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be inhabitedתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427astowns without wallsפְּרָזוֹת֙pe.ra.zOtH6519for the multitudeמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230of menאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120and cattleוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929thereinבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432:

5For I, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,will be unto her a wallח֥וֹמַתCho.matH2346of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and will be the gloryוּלְכָב֖וֹדu.le.kha.VodH3519in the midstבְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ פve.to.KhahH8432of her.

6Hoה֣וֹיHoH1945,hoה֗וֹיHoH1945, come forth,and fleeוְנֻ֛סוּve.Nu.suH5127from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for I have spread you abroadפֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566as the fourכְּאַרְבַּ֞עke.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֧וֹתru.ChotH7307of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Deliverהִמָּלְטִ֑יhi.mal.TiH4422thyself, Oה֥וֹיHoH1945Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,that dwellestיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427withthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8For thus saithH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635;Afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the gloryכָּב֔וֹדka.VodH3519hath he sentשְׁלָחַ֕נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471which spoiledהַשֹּׁלְלִ֣יםha.sho.le.LimH7997you: for he that touchethהַנֹּגֵ֣עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060you touchethנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060the appleבְּבָבַ֥תbe.va.VatH892of his eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869.

9For, behold, I will shakeמֵנִ֤יףme.NifH5130mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon them, and they shall be a spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998to their servantsH5647:and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that YhwhH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath sentשְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ סshe.la.Cha.niH7971me.

10Singרָנִּ֥יra.NiH7442and rejoiceוְשִׂמְחִ֖יve.sim.ChiH8055,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:for, lo, I comeבָ֛אva'H935,and I will dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֖ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee, saithH5002YhwhH3068.

11And manyרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227nationsגוֹיִ֨םgo.YimH1471shall be joinedוְנִלְווּ֩ve.nil.VuH3867to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and shall be my peopleלְעָ֑םle.'AmH5971:and I will dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֣יve.sha.khan.TiH7931in the midstבְתוֹכֵ֔ךְve.to.KhekhH8432of thee, and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֕עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto thee.

12And YhwhH3068shall inheritוְנָחַ֨לve.na.ChalH5157Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063his portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506in the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127,and shall chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389again.

13Be silentהַ֥סhasH2013,O all fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440YhwhH3068:for he is raised upנֵע֖וֹרne.'orH5782out of his holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ סka.de.ShoH6944habitationמִמְּע֥וֹןmi.me.'onH4583.

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