Zechariah 13 זְכַרְיָה פרק י״ג

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1. 1

   בַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatיִהְיֶהyih/YEshall beמָקוֹרma/KORa fountainנִפְתָּחnif/TACHopenedלְבֵיתle/VETto the house ofדָּוִידDa/VIDDavidוּלְיֹשְׁבֵיu/le/yosh/VEand to the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִםYe/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemלְחַטַּאתle/chat/TATfor sinוּלְנִדָּה׃u/le/nid/DAand for uncleanness

   In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

2. 2

   וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beבַיּוֹםvay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDצְבָאוֹתtse/va/OTof hostsאַכְרִיתakh/RITI will cut offאֶת־שְׁמוֹתet-she/MOTthe names ofהָעֲצַבִּיםha/a/tsab/BIMthe idolsמִן־הָאָרֶץmin-ha/A/retsout of the landוְלֹאve/LOand notיִזָּכְרוּyiz/za/khe/RUshall they be rememberedעוֹדodany moreוְגַםve/GAMand alsoאֶת־הַנְּבִיאִיםet-han/ne/vi/IMthe prophetsוְאֶת־רוּחַve/ET-RU/achand the spirit ofהַטֻּמְאָהhat/tum/Auncleannessאַעֲבִירa/a/VIRI will cause to pass awayמִן־הָאָרֶץ׃min-ha/A/retsout of the land

   And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

3. 3

   וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beכִּי־יִנָּבֵאki-yin/na/VEthat when shall prophesyאִישׁishanyעוֹדodyetוְאָמְרוּve/a/me/RUthen shall sayאֵלָיוe/LAYVto himאָבִיוa/VIVhis fatherוְאִמּוֹve/im/MOand his motherיֹלְדָיוyol/DAYVthat begot himלֹאlonotתִחְיֶהtich/YEyou will liveכִּיkiforשֶׁקֶרSHE/kerliesדִּבַּרְתָּdib/BAR/tayou have spokenבְּשֵׁםbe/SHEMin the name ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDוּדְקָרֻהוּu/de/ka/RU/huand shall thrust him throughאָבִיהוּa/VI/huhis fatherוְאִמּוֹve/im/MOand his motherיֹלְדָיוyol/DAYVthat begot himבְּהִנָּבְאוֹ׃be/hin/na/ve/Owhen he prophesies

   And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

4. 4

   וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatיֵבֹשׁוּye/VO/shushall be ashamedהַנְּבִיאִיםhan/ne/vi/IMthe prophetsאִישׁishevery oneמֵחֶזְיֹנוֹme/chez/yo/NOof his visionבְּהִנָּבְאֹתוֹbe/hin/na/ve/o/TOwhen he has prophesiedוְלֹאve/LOneitherיִלְבְּשׁוּyil/be/SHUshall they wearאַדֶּרֶתad/DE/reta mantle ofשֵׂעָרse/ARhairלְמַעַןle/MA/antoכַּחֵשׁ׃ka/CHESHdeceive

   And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

5. 5

   וְאָמַרve/a/MARbut he shall sayלֹאlonotנָבִיאna/VIa prophetאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIam Iאִישׁ־עֹבֵדish-o/VEDa tiller ofאֲדָמָהa/da/MAthe groundאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIam Iכִּיkiforאָדָםa/DAMa manהִקְנַנִיhik/NA/nibought meמִנְּעוּרָי׃min/ne/u/RAYfrom my youth

   But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

6. 6

   וְאָמַרve/a/MARand shall sayאֵלָיוe/LAYVto himמָהmawhat areהַמַּכּוֹתham/mak/KOTthe woundsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseבֵּיןbenbetweenיָדֶיךָya/DE/khayour handsוְאָמַרve/a/MARand shall sayאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthose with whichהֻכֵּיתִיhuk/KE/tiI was woundedבֵּיתbetin the house ofמְאַהֲבָי׃me/a/ha/VAYmy friends

   And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

7. 7

   חֶרֶבCHE/revO swordעוּרִיu/RIawakeעַל־רֹעִיal-ro/Iagainst my shepherdוְעַל־גֶּבֶרve/AL-GE/verand against the manעֲמִיתִיa/mi/TIthat is my fellowנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDצְבָאוֹתtse/va/OTof hostsהַךְhakhsmiteאֶת־הָרֹעֶהet-ha/ro/Ethe shepherdוּתְפוּצֶיןָu/te/fu/TSE/naand shall be scatteredהַצֹּאןhats/TSONthe flockוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיva/ha/shi/vo/TIand I will turnיָדִיya/DImy handעַל־הַצֹּעֲרִים׃al-hats/tso/a/RIMupon the little ones

   Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

8. 8

   וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beבְכׇל־הָאָרֶץve/KHOL-ha/A/retsin all the landנְאֻם־יְהֹוָהne/UM-Adonaisays the LORDפִּי־שְׁנַיִםpi-she/NA/yimtwo partsבָּהּbathereinיִכָּרְתוּyik/ka/re/TUthey shall be cut offיִגְוָעוּyig/VA/uand dieוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתve/hash/she/li/SHITbut the thirdיִוָּתֶרyiv/VA/tershall be leftבָּהּ׃batherein

   And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

9. 9

   וְהֵבֵאתִיve/he/ve/TIand I will bringאֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתet-hash/she/li/SHITthe thirdבָּאֵשׁba/ESHthrough the fireוּצְרַפְתִּיםu/tse/raf/TIMand I will refine themכִּצְרֹףkits/ROFas is refinedאֶת־הַכֶּסֶףet-hak/KE/sefthe silverוּבְחַנְתִּיםu/ve/chan/TIMand I will test themכִּבְחֹןkiv/CHONas is triedאֶת־הַזָּהָבet-haz/za/HAVthe goldהוּאhutheyיִקְרָאyik/RAshall callבִשְׁמִיvish/MIon my nameוַאֲנִיva/a/NIand Iאֶעֱנֶהe/e/NEwill answerאֹתוֹo/TOthemאָמַרְתִּיa/MAR/tiI will sayעַמִּיam/MImy peopleהוּאhutheyוְהוּאve/HUand theyיֹאמַרyo/MARshall sayיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORD isאֱלֹהָי׃e/lo/HAYmy God

   And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.