Revised Version 1895

Haggai 1

1In thesecondשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, in thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, in thefirstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,cameהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068byHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030untoZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֛קye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541speaketh theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingH559, Thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971sayH559, It isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808the time forusH935tocomeבֹּ֛אbo'H935, the time for theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004to bebuiltלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.NotH1129.

3Thencameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Is it a time foryouאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859yourselves todwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in your cieledhousesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004,whileהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thishouseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004lieth waste?

5Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforethusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Considerשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870,

6Ye havesownזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235, andbringH935inlittleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592; yeeatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398, but ye havenotוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369enoughH4592; yedrinkH8354, but ye arenotוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369filledלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654withdrinkH8354; yeclotheH3847youH935, but there isnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369warmH2527; and he that earnethwagesוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רve.Ham.mis.ta.KerH7936earnethwagesמִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmis.ta.KerH7936toputH3847itintoאֶל־'el-H413abagצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872withholesנָקֽוּב׃ פna.KuvH5344.

7Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Considerשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870.

8GoH935upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to themountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022, andbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086, andbuildוּבְנ֣וּu.ve.NuH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and I willtakeH935pleasureוְאֶרְצֶה־ve.'er.tzeh-H7521in it, and I will beglorifiedוְאֶכָּבְדָ֖הve.'e.ka.vedH3513, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Yelookedפָּנֹ֤הpa.NohH6437formuchהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235, and,loוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, itcameH935tolittleלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592; and when yebroughtH935ithomeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, IdidH4100blowוְנָפַ֣חְתִּיve.na.Fach.tiH5301uponH935it.WhyH4100? saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.BecauseH3282of minehouseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004that lieth waste,whileH4592yerunרָצִ֖יםra.TzimH7323everyH376manH376to hisownH376houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

10Therefore for yoursakeעַל־'al-H5921theheavenשָמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064is stayed fromdewמִטָּ֑לmi.TalH2919, and theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is stayed fromherעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921fruitיְבוּלָֽהּ׃ye.vu.LahH2981.

11And Icalledוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121for a droughtuponעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921themountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the corn, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theoilהַיִּצְהָ֔רhai.yitz.HarH3323, anduponוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thegroundH776bringethforthתּוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the labour of thehandsכַּפָּֽיִם׃ סka.Pa.yimH3709.

12ThenZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵ֡לshal.ti.'ElH7597, andJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, withallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, as theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430hadsentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834fearוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Then spakeHaggaiחַגַּ֞יcha.GaiH2292theLORD’SH3068messengerמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397in theLORD’SH3068messageH3068unto thepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,sayingH559, I am withyouאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854, saith theLORDH3068.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068stirredH5782upH5782thespiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜לshal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, and thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָק֙ye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307ofallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddidוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430,

15in thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֛הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in thesixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑יba.shi.ShiH8345monthH2320, in thesecondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

Commentaries on Haggai 1

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