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Zechariah 2:2-5

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.

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