Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 6:3-6

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.

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