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Zechariah 4:2-6

2And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, What seestרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֡רvai.yo.merH559,I have lookedרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200,and behold a lampstandמְנוֹרַת֩me.no.RatH4501all ofgoldזָהָ֨בza.HavH2091,with a bowlH1531upon the topרֹאשָׁ֗הּro.ShahH7218of it, and his sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֤הve.shiv.'AhH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereon, and sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651pipesמֽוּצָק֔וֹתmu.tza.KotH4166to the sevenוְשִׁבְעָה֙ve.shiv.'AhH7651lampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתla.ne.RotH5216, which areupon the topרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218thereof:

3And twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147olive treesזֵיתִ֖יםzei.TimH2132by it, oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259upon the rightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225sideof the bowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.LahH1543,and the otherוְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.ChadH259upon the leftשְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040side thereof.

4So I answeredוָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anH6030and spakeוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, What arethese, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5Then the angelהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me answeredוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Knowestיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou not what these be? And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,No, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

6Then he answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Not by mightבְחַ֙יִל֙ve.Cha.yilH2428,nor by powerבְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achH3581,but by my spiritבְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.ChiH7307,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

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