Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 8:16-23

16These arethe thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye shall doתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696ye every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376the truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453;executeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199the judgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941of truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in your gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179:

17And let noneוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376of you imagineתַּחְשְׁבוּ֙tach.she.VuH2803evilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in your heartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824against his neighbourרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453;and loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157no falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267oathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621: for all these are thingsthat I hateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;The fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243month,and the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,and the fastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637,and the fastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224,shall be to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063joyלְשָׂשׂ֣וֹןle.sa.SonH8342and gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,and cheerfulטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896feastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150;therefore loveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157the truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571and peaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.

20Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; It shall yet come to pass,that there shall comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892:

21And the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259cityshall goH1980to anotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Let us goH3212speedilyH1980to prayלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:I will goH3212also.

22Yea, manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971and strongעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to prayוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

23Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635;In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117it shall come to pass,that tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582shall take holdיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388out of all languagesלְשֹׁנ֣וֹתle.sho.NotH3956of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,even shall take holdוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388of the skirtבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of him that is a Jewאִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדִ֜י'ish ye.hu.DiH3064 H376,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,We will goH3212with you: for we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is with you.

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