Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 6:9-15

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.

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