Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 6

1Andagainוָאָשֻׁ֗בva.'a.ShuvH7725Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameH3318fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702chariotsמַרְכָּבוֹת֙mar.ka.VotH4818outH3318frombetweenמִבֵּ֖יןmi.BeinH996twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022; and themountainsוְהֶהָרִ֖יםve.he.ha.RimH2022weremountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

2In thefirstהָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הha.ri.sho.NahH7223chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הba.mer.ka.VahH4818wereredאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483; and in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818blackשְׁחֹרִֽים׃she.cho.RimH7838horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483;

3and in thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483; and in thefourthהָרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243chariotוּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙u.va.mer.ka.VahH4818grisled bayhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483.

4Then IansweredH559andsaidH559unto theangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeאֶל־'el-H413,Whatמָה־mah-H4100aretheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5And theangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397answeredH559andsaidH559untomeH413,TheseH428are thefourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702windsרֻח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichH428goH3318forthיוֹצְא֕וֹתyotz.'otH3318fromstandingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeH413theLordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The chariotwhereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are theblackהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםha.she.cho.RimH7838horsesהַסּוּסִ֣יםha.su.SimH5483goethforthH3318towardH413thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776; and thewhiteוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםve.ha.le.va.NimH3836wentH3318forthH3318afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and the grisledwentH3318forthH3318towardH413thesouthהַתֵּימָֽן׃ha.tei.ManH8486countryאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

7And the baywentH1980forthH3318, andsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245togoH1980that they mightwalkH1980to andfroH1980throughH1980theearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GetH3318youH776hence,walkH1980to andfroH1980throughH1980theearthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.SoH1980theywalkedH1980to andfroH1980throughH1980theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8Thencriedוַיַּזְעֵ֣קvai.yaz.'EkH2199heuponH413meH413, and spake untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200, they thatgoהַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙hai.yotz.'ImH3318towardH413thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776have quieted myspiritרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307in thenorthצָפֽוֹן׃ סtza.FonH6828countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

9And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Takeלָק֙וֹחַ֙la.Ko.achH3947of them of the captivity,evenH853ofHeldaiמֵחֶלְדַּ֕יme.chel.DaiH2469, ofTobijahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900, and ofJedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048; andcomeH935thou thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andgoH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הyo.shi.YahH2977thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֔הtze.fan.YahH6846, whither they arecomeH935fromBabylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894;

11yea,takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947of themsilverכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, andmakeH7760crownsעֲטָר֑וֹתa.ta.RotH5850, andsetH7760themuponH7760theheadבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087, thehighהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548;

12andspeakH559unto him,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541speaketh theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, themanאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376whoseH376nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034is theBranchצֶ֤מַחTze.machH6780; and he shallgrowH6779upH6779outאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413of hisplaceוּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יוu.mi.tach.TavH8478, and he shallbuildוּבָנָ֖הu.va.NahH1129thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָֽהּ׃Yah.wehH3068:

13evenאֶת־'et-H853he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֞הyiv.NehH1129thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; and he shallbearיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375thegloryה֔וֹדHodH1935, and shallsitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427andruleוּמָשַׁ֖לu.ma.ShalH4910uponעַל־'al-H5921histhroneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678; and he shall be apriestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548uponעַל־'al-H5921histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678: and thecounselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965shall bebetweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996thembothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

14And thecrownsוְהָעֲטָרֹ֗תve.ha.'a.ta.RotH5850shall be toHelemלְחֵ֙לֶם֙le.Che.lemH2494, and toTobijahוּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הu.le.toi.YahH2900, and toJedaiahוְלִידַֽעְיָ֔הve.li.da'.YahH3048, and toHenוּלְחֵ֖ןu.le.ChenH2581thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֑הtze.fan.YahH6846, for amemorialלְזִכָּר֖וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146in thetempleבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15And they that arefarH7350offH7350shallcomeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935andbuildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129in thetempleבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413untoyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588. And this shallcomeH935topassH935,ifאִם־'im-H518ye willdiligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Zechariah 6

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