Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 6:1-3

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.

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