Zechariah 11
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אֲשֶׁ֨רwhichקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןthose who buy themיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙they will kill themוְלֹ֣אand notיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּthey will be held guiltyוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןand those who sell themיֹאמַ֔רhe will sayבָּר֥וּךְbe blessedיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַאעְשִׁ֑רso I may gain richesוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םand shepherds theirלֹ֥אnotיַחְמ֖וֹלhe will have compassionעֲלֵיהֶֽן׃on them
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כִּ֠יforלֹ֣אnotאֶחְמ֥וֹלI will have compassionע֛וֹדagainעַל־onיֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְהִנֵּ֨הand here!אָנֹכִ֜יIמַמְצִ֣יאam about to deliverאֶת־obj.הָאָדָ֗םthe everyoneאִ֤ישׁeachבְּיַד־in the hand ofרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙neighbor hisוּבְיַ֣דand in the hand ofמַלְכּ֔וֹking hisוְכִתְּתוּ֙and they will crushאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְלֹ֥אand notאַצִּ֖ילI will deliver itמִיָּדָֽם׃from hand their
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וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙and I shepherdedאֶת־obj.צֹ֣אןthe flock ofהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הthe slaughterלָכֵ֖ןto thereforeעֲנִיֵּ֣יthe afflicted ones ofהַצֹּ֑אןthe flockוָאֶקַּֽח־and I tookלִ֞יfor myselfשְׁנֵ֣יtwoמַקְל֗וֹתstaffsלְאַחַ֞דto oneקָרָ֤אתִיI calledנֹ֙עַם֙Favorוּלְאַחַד֙and to oneקָרָ֣אתִיI calledחֹֽבְלִ֔יםUnionוָאֶרְעֶ֖הand I shepherdedאֶת־obj.הַצֹּֽאן׃the flock
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וָאֹמַ֕רand I saidלֹ֥אnotאֶרְעֶ֖הI will shepherdאֶתְכֶ֑םobj. youהַמֵּתָ֣הthe one which diesתָמ֗וּתlet it dieוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙and the one which is being destroyedתִּכָּחֵ֔דlet it be destroyedוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתand those which surviveתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהlet them devourאִשָּׁ֖הeachאֶת־obj.בְּשַׂ֥רthe flesh ofרְעוּתָֽהּ׃female neighbor its
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלַ֗יto meהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙throw itאֶל־toהַיּוֹצֵ֔רthe potterאֶ֣דֶרthe magnificence ofהַיְקָ֔רthe valueאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיָקַ֖רְתִּיI was valuedמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םfrom the with themוָֽאֶקְחָה֙and I took !שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyהַכֶּ֔סֶףthe silverוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְand I threwאֹת֛וֹobj. itבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶל־toהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃the potter
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כִּ֣יforהִנֵּֽה־here!אָנֹכִי֩Iמֵקִ֨יםam about to raise upרֹעֶ֜הa shepherdבָּאָ֗רֶץin the landהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתthose which are being destroyedלֹֽא־notיִפְקֹד֙he will visitהַנַּ֣עַרthe young manלֹֽא־notיְבַקֵּ֔שׁhe will seekוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתand the one which is maimedלֹ֣אnotיְרַפֵּ֑אhe will healהַנִּצָּבָה֙the one which stands firmלֹ֣אnotיְכַלְכֵּ֔לhe will sustainוּבְשַׂ֤רand the flesh ofהַבְּרִיאָה֙the fat sheepיֹאכַ֔לhe will eatוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןand hooves theirיְפָרֵֽק׃ סhe will tear off
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ה֣וֹיwoe to!רֹעִ֤יshepherd of myהָֽאֱלִיל֙the worthlessnessעֹזְבִ֣יwho abandonsהַצֹּ֔אןof the flockחֶ֥רֶבa swordעַל־will be onזְרוֹע֖וֹarm hisוְעַל־and onעֵ֣יןthe eye ofיְמִינ֑וֹright side hisזְרֹעוֹ֙arm hisיָב֣וֹשׁtotally witherתִּיבָ֔שׁit will witherוְעֵ֥יןand the eye ofיְמִינ֖וֹright side hisכָּהֹ֥הcertainly to dimתִכְהֶֽה׃ סit will grow dim
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