Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 8:7-13

7Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Behold, I will saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and from the westמְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃me.Vo' ha.Sha.meshH8121 H3996countryוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776;

8And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935them, and they shall dwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571and in righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סu.vitz.da.KahH6666.

9Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635;Let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,ye that hearהַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ha.sho.me.'ImH8085in these daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697by the mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, which werein the dayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthe foundationH3245of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was laidH3245,that the templeהַהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964might be builtלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ba.NotH1129.

10For beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440these daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117there wasנִֽהְיָ֔הnih.YahH1961no hireשְׂכַ֤רse.KharH7939for manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,nor any hireוּשְׂכַ֥רu.se.KharH7939for beastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929; neither was there anypeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to him that went outוְלַיּוֹצֵ֨אve.lai.yo.Tze'H3318or came inוְלַבָּ֤אve.la.Ba'H935because of the afflictionהַצָּ֔רha.TzarH6862:for I setוַאֲשַׁלַּ֥חva.'a.sha.LachH7971all menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376against his neighbourבְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃be.re.'E.huH7453.

11But now I will not beunto the residueלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611of this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971as in the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysכַיָּמִ֤יםkhai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12For the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233shall beprosperousהַשָּׁל֗וֹםha.sha.LomH7965;the vineהַגֶּ֜פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612shall giveתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414her fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529,and the groundוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the heavensוְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםve.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414their dewטַלָּ֑םta.LamH2919;and I will cause the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֛יתshe.'e.RitH7611of this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971to possessוְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יve.hin.chal.TiH5157all these things.

13And it shall come to pass, thatas ye were a curseקְלָלָ֜הke.la.LahH7045among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,O houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so will I saveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you, and ye shall be a blessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293:fearתִּירָ֖אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not, butlet your handsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ סye.dei.KhemH3027be strongתֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388.

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