Zechariah 12
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וְהָיָ֣הand it will beבַיּוֹם־on the dayהַ֠הוּאthe thatאָשִׂ֨יםI will makeאֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemאֶ֤בֶןa stone ofמַֽעֲמָסָה֙burdenלְכָל־for allהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesכָּל־allעֹמְסֶ֖יהָthose who carry itשָׂר֣וֹטseverely injureיִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּthey will injure themselvesוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּand they will gatherעָלֶ֔יהָon itכֹּ֖לallגּוֹיֵ֥יthe nations ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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בַּיּ֨וֹםon the dayהַה֜וּאthe thatנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאַכֶּ֤הI will strikeכָל־everyסוּס֙horseבַּתִּמָּה֔וֹןwith the bewildermentוְרֹכְב֖וֹand rider itsבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןwith the madnessוְעַל־and overבֵּ֤יתthe house ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahאֶפְקַ֣חI will openאֶת־obj.עֵינַ֔יeyes myוְכֹל֙and everyס֣וּסthe horse ofהָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesאַכֶּ֖הI will strikeבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃with the blindness
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֡וּאthe thatאָשִׂים֩I will makeאֶת־obj.אַלֻּפֵ֨יthe chiefs ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרlike a pot ofאֵ֣שׁfireבְּעֵצִ֗יםamong woodsוּכְלַפִּ֥ידand like a torch ofאֵשׁ֙fireבְּעָמִ֔ירamong cut grainוְאָ֨כְל֜וּand they will consumeעַל־onיָמִ֧יןthe right sideוְעַל־and onשְׂמֹ֛אולthe left sideאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהָעַמִּ֖יםthe peoplesסָבִ֑יבall aroundוְיָשְׁבָ֨הand it will remainיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םJerusalemע֛וֹדagainתַּחְתֶּ֖יהָin place itsבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פin Jerusalem
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וְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַand he will saveיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.אָהֳלֵ֥יthe tents ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הat the firstלְמַ֨עַןso thatלֹֽא־notתִגְדַּ֜לit will be greatתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתthe splendor ofבֵּית־the house ofדָּוִ֗ידDavidוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתand the splendor ofיֹשֵׁ֥בthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemעַל־aboveיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatיָגֵ֤ןhe will defendיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּעַד֙forיוֹשֵׁ֣בthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְהָיָ֞הand he will beהַנִּכְשָׁ֥לthe one who stumblesבָּהֶ֛םamong themבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַה֖וּאthe thatכְּדָוִ֑ידlike Davidוּבֵ֤יתand the house ofדָּוִיד֙Davidכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםwill be like Godכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְlike the angel ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃to before them
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וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩and I will pour outעַל־onבֵּ֨יתthe house ofדָּוִ֜ידDavidוְעַ֣ל׀and onיוֹשֵׁ֣בthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemר֤וּחַa spirit ofחֵן֙favorוְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔יםand supplicationsוְהִבִּ֥יטוּand they will lookאֵלַ֖יto meאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁר־the one whomדָּקָ֑רוּthey have pierced throughוְסָפְד֣וּand they will mournעָלָ֗יוon himכְּמִסְפֵּד֙like mourningעַל־onהַיָּחִ֔ידthe only sonוְהָמֵ֥רand they will show bitternessעָלָ֖יוon himכְּהָמֵ֥רas shows bitternessעַֽל־onהַבְּכֽוֹר׃the firstborn
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וְסָפְדָ֣הand it will mournהָאָ֔רֶץthe landמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתclansמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתclansלְבָ֑דto aloneמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתthe clan ofבֵּית־the house ofדָּוִ֤ידDavidלְבָד֙to aloneוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םand wives theirלְבָ֔דto aloneמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתthe clan ofבֵּית־the house ofנָתָן֙Nathanלְבָ֔דto aloneוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םand wives theirלְבָֽד׃to alone
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