Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 8:16-23

16Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are the things that ye shalldoתַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;Speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696yeeveryH376manH376thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571with his neighbour;executeשִׁפְט֖וּshif.TuH8199thejudgmentוּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941oftruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965in yourgatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179:

17andletאַֽל־'al-H408noneH3605ofyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834imagineevilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451in yourheartsבִּלְבַבְכֶ֔םbil.vav.KhemH3824againstH8130his neighbour; andloveתֶּאֱהָ֑בוּte.'e.Ha.vuH157noאַֽל־'al-H408falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267oathוּשְׁבֻ֥עַתu.she.Vu.'atH7621: forallH3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are things that Ihateשָׂנֵ֖אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: Thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685of thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243month, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֩ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549, and thefastוְצ֨וֹםve.TzomH6685of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637, and thefastוְצ֣וֹםve.TzomH6685of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224, shall be to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063joyH8057andgladnessוּלְשִׂמְחָ֔הu.le.sim.ChahH8057, and cheerfulfeastsוּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖יםu.le.mo.'a.DimH4150; thereforeloveאֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ'e.Ha.vuH157truthוְהָאֱמֶ֥תve.ha.'e.MetH571andpeaceוְהַשָּׁל֖וֹםve.ha.sha.LomH7965.

20Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: It shall yetcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935topassH935, that there shallcomeH935peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofmanyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892:

21and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֩yo.she.VeiH3427of one city shallgoוְֽהָלְכ֡וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980toanotherH259,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Letנֵלְכָ֤הne.le.KhahH1980usאֶל־'el-H413goהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980speedily toentreatלְחַלּוֹת֙le.cha.lOtH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and toseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: I willgoאֵלְכָ֖ה'e.le.KhahH1980also.

22Yea,manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֤ים'a.MimH5971andstrongעֲצוּמִ֔ים'a.tzu.MimH6099nationsוְגוֹיִ֣םve.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935toseekלְבַקֵּ֛שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and toentreatוּלְחַלּ֖וֹתu.le.cha.LotH2470the favour of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

23Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֒tze.va.'OtH6635: InthoseH3605daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117it shallcomeH6635to pass, thattenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalltakeיַחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388holdוְֽהֶחֱזִ֡יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388,outH2388ofallH3605thelanguagesלְשֹׁנ֣וֹתle.sho.NotH3956of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, shallevenH3588takeH2388holdH2388of theskirtבִּכְנַף֩bikh.NafH3671of him that is aJewיְהוּדִ֜יye.hu.DiH3064,sayingH559,WeH3588will go withyouH834, forweH3588haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is withyouH834.

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