Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 3:1-4

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.

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