Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 6

1And I turnedוָאָשֻׁ֗בva.'a.ShuvH7725,and lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and lookedוָֽאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200,and, behold, there cameH3318fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702chariotsמַרְכָּבוֹת֙mar.ka.VotH4818outH3318from between twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022;and the mountainsוְהֶהָרִ֖יםve.he.ha.RimH2022weremountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

2In the firstהָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הha.ri.sho.NahH7223chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הba.mer.ka.VahH4818wereredאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483;and in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818blackשְׁחֹרִֽים׃she.cho.RimH7838horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483;

3And in the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483;and in the fourthהָרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙u.va.mer.ka.VahH4818grisledבְּרֻדִּ֖יםbe.ru.DimH1261and bayאֲמֻצִּֽים׃'a.mu.TzimH554horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483.

4Then I answeredוָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anH6030and saidוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559unto the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me, What arethese, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5And the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, These arethe fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702spiritsרֻח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which go forthיוֹצְא֕וֹתyotz.'otH3318from standingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320before the Lordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The blackהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםha.she.cho.RimH7838horsesהַסּוּסִ֣יםha.su.SimH5483which aretherein go forthיֹֽצְאִים֙yo.tze.'ImH3318into the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;and the whiteוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםve.ha.le.va.NimH3836go forthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and the grisledוְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםve.Hab.be.ru.DimH1261go forthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318toward the southהַתֵּימָֽן׃ha.tei.ManH8486countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7And the bayוְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣יםve.ha.'a.mu.TzimH554went forthיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,and soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to goH3212that they might walk to and froH1980through the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Get you henceH3212,walk to and froH1980through the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.So they walked to and froH1980through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8Then criedוַיַּזְעֵ֣קvai.yaz.'EkH2199he uponאֶת־'et-H853me, and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,these that goהַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙hai.yotz.'ImH3318toward the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776have quietedהֵנִ֥יחוּhe.Ni.chuH5117my spiritרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307in the northצָפֽוֹן׃ סtza.FonH6828countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

9And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Takeלָק֙וֹחַ֙la.Ko.achH3947of them ofthe captivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473, evenof Heldaiמֵחֶלְדַּ֕יme.chel.DaiH2469,of Tobijahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900,and of Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048,which are comeוּבָאתָ֤u.va.TaH935from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894,and comeוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935thou the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and goבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935into the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הyo.shi.YahH2977the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֔הtze.fan.YahH6846;

11Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947silverכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,and makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213crownsעֲטָר֑וֹתa.ta.RotH5850,and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֗ve.sam.TaH7760themupon the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548;

12And speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus speakethאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold the manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376whose nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034isThe Branchצֶ֤מַחTze.machH6780;and he shall grow upיִצְמָ֔חyitz.MachH6779out of his place, and he shall buildוּבָנָ֖הu.va.NahH1129the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָֽהּ׃Yah.wehH3068:

13Even he shall buildיִבְנֶ֞הyiv.NehH1129the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;and he shall bearיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375the gloryה֔וֹדHodH1935,and shall sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427and ruleוּמָשַׁ֖לu.ma.ShalH4910upon his throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678;and he shall be a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548upon his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678:and the counselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965shall be between them bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

14And the crownsוְהָעֲטָרֹ֗תve.ha.'a.ta.RotH5850shall be to Helemלְחֵ֙לֶם֙le.Che.lemH2494,and to Tobijahוּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הu.le.toi.YahH2900,and to Jedaiahוְלִידַֽעְיָ֔הve.li.da'.YahH3048,and to Henוּלְחֵ֖ןu.le.ChenH2581the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֑הtze.fan.YahH6846,for a memorialלְזִכָּר֖וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15And they that arefar offוּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀u.re.cho.KimH7350shall comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935and buildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and ye shall knowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you. And thisshall come to pass, if ye will diligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Zechariah 6