Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 3

1And he shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֗נִיvai.yar.'E.niH7200me Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548standingעֹמֵ֕ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Satanוְהַשָּׂטָ֛ןve.ha.sa.TanH7854standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975at his right handיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225to resistלְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃le.sit.NoH7853him.

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Satanהַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.TanH7854,Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068rebukeיִגְעַ֨רyig.'ArH1605thee, O Satanהַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanH7854;even Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that hath chosenהַבֹּחֵ֖רha.bo.CherH977Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389rebukeוְיִגְעַ֤רve.yig.'ArH1605thee: isnot this a brandא֖וּד'udH181pluckedמֻצָּ֥לmu.TzalH5337out of the fireמֵאֵֽשׁ׃me.'EshH784?

3Now Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֕עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091was clothedלָבֻ֖שׁla.VushH3847with filthyצוֹאִ֑יםtzo.'ImH6674garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and stoodוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the angelהַמַּלְאָֽךְ׃ha.mal.'AkhH4397.

4And he answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and spakeוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto those that stoodהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Take awayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the filthyהַצֹּאִ֖יםha.tzo.'ImH6674garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֥יםha.be.ga.DimH899from him. And unto him he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have caused thine iniquityעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771to passהֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּיhe.'e.Var.tiH5674from thee, and I will clotheוְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁve.hal.BeshH3847thee with change of raimentמַחֲלָצֽוֹת׃ma.cha.la.TzotH4254.

5And I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,Let them setיָשִׂ֛ימוּya.Si.muH7760a fairטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889mitreצָנִ֥יףtza.NifH6797upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.So they setוַיָּשִׂימוּ֩vai.ya.si.MuH7760a fairהַטָּה֜וֹרha.ta.HorH2889mitreהַצָּנִ֨יףha.tza.NifH6797upon his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,and clothedוַיַּלְבִּשֻׁ֙הוּ֙vai.yal.bi.Shu.huH3847him with garmentsבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899.And the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068stood byעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.

6And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068protestedוַיָּ֙עַד֙vai.Ya.'adH5749unto Joshuaבִּיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַbi.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;If thou wilt walkH3212in my waysבִּדְרָכַ֤יbid.ra.KhaiH1870,and if thou wilt keepתִשְׁמֹ֔רtish.MorH8104my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931,then thou shalt also judgeתָּדִ֣יןta.DinH1777my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and shalt also keepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104my courtsחֲצֵרָ֑יcha.tze.RaiH2691,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee places to walkH4108among these that stand byהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975.

8Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085now, O Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ׀ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the highהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,thou, and thy fellowsוְרֵעֶ֙יךָ֙ve.re.'Ei.khaH7453that sitהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for they aremenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582wondered atמוֹפֵ֖תmo.FetH4159:for, behold, I will bring forthמֵבִ֛יאme.Vi'H935my servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650The Branchצֶֽמַח׃Tze.machH6780.

9For behold the stoneהָאֶ֗בֶןha.'E.venH68that I have laidנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091;upon oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68shall besevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:behold, I will engraveמְפַתֵּ֣חַme.fa.Te.achH6605the gravingפִּתֻּחָ֗הּpi.tu.ChahH6603thereof, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I will removeוּמַשְׁתִּ֛יu.mash.TiH4185the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of that landהָאָֽרֶץ־ha.'a.retz-H776in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

10In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shall ye callתִּקְרְא֖וּtik.re.'UH7121every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453under the vineגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612and under the fig treeתְּאֵנָֽה׃te.'e.NahH8384.

Commentaries on Zechariah 3