Doctrine and Covenants Section 86 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף פ״ו

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   אָמֵןa/MENverilyכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלָכֶםla/KHEMunto youעֲבָדַיa/va/DAYmy servantsעַלalconcerningמְשַׁלme/SHALthe parableהַחִטָּהha/chit/TAof the wheatוְהַזּוּנִין׃ve/haz/zu/NINand of the tares

   Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, concerning the parable of the wheat and of the tares:

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   הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayהַשָּׂדֶהhas/sa/DEthe fieldהָיָהha/YAwasהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMthe worldוְהַשְּׁלִיחִיםve/hash/she/li/CHIMand the apostlesהָיוּha/YUwereזֹרְעֵיzor/Ethe sowersהַזֶּרַע׃haz/ze/RAof the seed

   Behold, verily I say, the field was the world, and the apostles were the sowers of the seed;

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   וְאַחֲרֵיve/a/cha/REand afterאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatיָשְׁנוּya/she/NUthey fell asleepרֹדֵףro/DEFthe persecutorהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/ke/ne/siy/YAof the churchהַגָּדוֹלhag/ga/DOLgreatהַסּוֹרֵרhas/so/RERthe apostateהַזּוֹנָהhaz/zo/NAthe whoreגַּםgamevenבָּבֶלBa/VELBabylonהַמַּשְׁקָהham/mash/KAthat makes to drinkכׇּלkolallהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMnationsמִכּוֹסָהּmik/ko/SAof her cupאֲשֶׁרa/SHERin whoseבְּלִבָּםbe/lib/BAMheartsהָאוֹיֵבha/o/YEVthe enemyגַּםgamevenהַשָּׂטָןHas/sa/TANSatanיוֹשֵׁבyo/SHEVsitsלִמְלֹךְlim/LOKHto reignהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdהוּאhuheזוֹרֵעַzo/RE/asowsאֶת־הַזּוּנִיןet-haz/zu/NINthe taresלָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeהַזּוּנִיןhaz/zu/NINthe taresחוֹנְקִיםchon/KIMchokeאֶת־הַחִטָּהet-ha/chit/TAthe wheatוּמַדִּיחִיםu/mad/di/CHIMand driveאֶת־הַכְּנֵסִיָּהet-hak/ke/ne/siy/YAthe churchלַמִּדְבָּר׃lam/mid/BARinto the wilderness

   And after they have fallen asleep the great persecutor of the church, the apostate, the whore, even Babylon, that maketh all nations to drink of her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan, sitteth to reign—behold he soweth the tares; wherefore, the tares choke the wheat and drive the church into the wilderness.

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   אַךְakhbutהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdבְּאַחֲרִיתbe/a/cha/RITin the lastהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMdaysעַתָּהat/TAnowזֶהzeevenכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERwhileיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordמֵחֵלme/CHELis beginningלְהוֹצִיאle/ho/TSIto bring forthאֶת־הַדָּבָרet-had/da/VARthe wordוְהַשִּׁבֹּלֶתve/hash/shib/BO/letand the bladeצוֹמַחַתtso/MA/chatis springing upוְעוֹדָהּve/o/DAand is yetרַכָּה׃rak/KAtender

   But behold, in the last days, even now while the Lord is beginning to bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender—

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   הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayלָכֶםla/KHEMunto youהַמַּלְאָכִיםham/mal/a/KHIMthe angelsצוֹעֲקִיםtso/a/KIMare cryingאֶלeluntoיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordיוֹמָםyo/MAMdayוָלָיְלָהva/LAY/laand nightהַמּוּכָנִיםham/mu/kha/NIMwho are readyוּמְחַכִּיםu/me/chak/KIMand waitingלְהִשָּׁלַחle/hish/sha/LACHto be sent forthלִקְצֹרlik/TSORto reap downאֶת־הַשָּׂדוֹת׃et-has/sa/DOTthe fields

   Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;

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   אַךְakhbutיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאוֹמֵרo/MERsaysלָהֶםla/HEMunto themאַלalnotתַּעַקְרוּta/ak/RUpluck upאֶת־הַזּוּנִיןet-haz/zu/NINthe taresבְּעוֹדbe/ODwhileהַשִּׁבֹּלֶתhash/shib/BO/letthe bladeרַכָּהrak/KAis yet tenderכִּיkiforאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֱמוּנַתְכֶםe/mu/nat/KHEMyour faithחַלָּשָׁהchal/la/SHAis weakפֶּןpenlestתַּשְׁמִידוּtash/MI/duyou destroyגַּםgamalsoאֶת־הַחִטָּה׃et-ha/chit/TAthe wheat

   But the Lord saith unto them, pluck not up the tares while the blade is yet tender (for verily your faith is weak), lest you destroy the wheat also.

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   לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeהַנִּיחוּhan/NI/chuletלַחִטָּהla/chit/TAthe wheatוְלַזּוּנִיןve/laz/zu/NINand the taresלִגְדֹּלlig/DOLgrowיַחַדYA/chadtogetherעַדaduntilאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatהַקָּצִירhak/ka/TSIRthe harvestבָּשֵׁלba/SHELis ripeכָּלִילka/LILfullyאָזazthenתְּאַסְּפוּte/as/se/FUyou shall gather outרִאשׁוֹנָהri/sho/NAfirstאֶת־הַחִטָּהet-ha/chit/TAthe wheatמִתּוֹךְmit/TOKHfrom amongהַזּוּנִיןhaz/zu/NINthe taresוְאַחַרve/a/CHARand afterאֲסִיפַתa/si/FATthe gatheringהַחִטָּהha/chit/TAof the wheatהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdוְהֵןve/HENand loהַזּוּנִיןhaz/zu/NINthe taresאֲסוּרִיםa/su/RIMare boundבַּאֲלֻמּוֹתba/a/lum/MOTin bundlesוְהַשָּׂדֶהve/has/sa/DEand the fieldנִשְׁאָרnish/ARremainsלְהִשָּׂרֵף׃le/his/sa/REFto be burned

   Therefore, let the wheat and the tares grow together until the harvest is fully ripe; then ye shall first gather out the wheat from among the tares, and after the gathering of the wheat, behold and lo, the tares are bound in bundles, and the field remaineth to be burned.

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   לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלָכֶםla/KHEMunto youאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwith whomעִמָּכֶםim/ma/KHEMwith youהַכְּהֻנָּהhak/ke/hun/NAthe priesthoodנִמְשְׁכָהnim/she/KHAcontinuedדֶּרֶךְDE/rekhthroughתּוֹלְדוֹתtol/DOTthe lineageאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם׃a/vo/te/KHEMof your fathers

   Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the priesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers—

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   כִּיkiforאַתֶּםat/TEMyou areיוֹרְשִׁיםyor/SHIMheirsכַּמִּשְׁפָּטkam/mish/PATlawfulלְפִיle/FIaccording toהַבָּשָׂרhab/ba/SARthe fleshוַתִּהְיוּvat/tih/YUand have beenצְפוּנִיםtse/fu/NIMhidמִןminfromהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMthe worldעִםimwithהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristבֵּאלֹהִים׃be/lo/HIMin God

   For ye are lawful heirs, according to the flesh, and have been hid from the world with Christ in God—

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    לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeחַיֵּיכֶםchay/ye/KHEMyour lifeוְהַכְּהֻנָּהve/hak/ke/hun/NAand the priesthoodנִשְׁאֲרוּnish/a/RUremainedוְהִשָּׁאֵרve/hish/sha/ERand must needsיִשָּׁאֲרוּyish/sha/a/RUremainבָּכֶםba/KHEMthrough youוּבְתוֹלְדוֹתֵיכֶםu/ve/tol/do/te/KHEMand your lineageעַדaduntilהֲשָׁבַתha/sha/VATthe restorationכׇּלkolof allהַדְּבָרִיםhad/de/va/RIMthingsהַנֶּאֱמָרִיםhan/ne/e/ma/RIMspokenבְּפִיbe/FIby the mouthsכׇּלkolof allהַנְּבִיאִיםhan/ne/vi/IMthe prophetsהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםhak/ke/do/SHIMholyמֵאָזme/AZsinceהָחֵלha/CHELbeganהָעוֹלָם׃ha/o/LAMthe world

    Therefore your life and the priesthood have remained, and must needs remain through you and your lineage until the restoration of all things spoken by the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world began.

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    לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeבְּרוּכִיםbe/ru/KHIMblessed areאַתֶּםat/TEMyouאִםimifתַּעַמְדוּta/am/DUyou continueבְּטוּבִיbe/tu/VIin my goodnessאוֹרora lightלַגּוֹיִםlag/Go/YIMunto the Gentilesוְדֶרֶךְve/DE/rekhand throughהַכְּהֻנָּהhak/ke/hun/NApriesthoodהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisמוֹשִׁיעַmo/SHI/aa saviorלְעַמִּיle/am/MIunto my peopleיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאָמַרa/MARsaidאָמֵן׃a/MENAmen

    Therefore, blessed are ye if ye continue in my goodness, a light unto the Gentiles, and through this priesthood, a savior unto my people Israel. The Lord hath said it. Amen.