Zechariah 3
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toהַשָּׂטָ֗ןthe accuserיִגְעַ֨רmay he rebukeיְהוָ֤הYahwehבְּךָ֙in youהַשָּׂטָ֔ןO accuserוְיִגְעַ֤רand may he rebukeיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּךָ֔in youהַבֹּחֵ֖רwho has chosenבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemהֲל֧וֹא¿ notזֶ֦הis thisא֖וּדa piece of firewoodמֻצָּ֥לplucked outמֵאֵֽשׁ׃from a fire
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toהָעֹמְדִ֤יםthose who were standingלְפָנָיו֙to before himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהָסִ֛ירוּremoveהַבְּגָדִ֥יםthe garmentsהַצֹּאִ֖יםthe filthyמֵעָלָ֑יוfrom on the himוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himרְאֵ֨הseeהֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּיI have taken awayמֵעָלֶ֙יךָ֙from on the youעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָiniquity yourוְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁand I will clotheאֹתְךָ֖obj. youמַחֲלָצֽוֹת׃robes
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כֹּה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֗וֹתof hostsאִם־ifבִּדְרָכַ֤יin ways myתֵּלֵךְ֙you will walkוְאִ֣םand ifאֶת־obj.מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יcharge myתִשְׁמֹ֔רyou will keepוְגַם־and alsoאַתָּה֙youתָּדִ֣יןyou will governאֶת־obj.בֵּיתִ֔יhouse myוְגַ֖םand alsoתִּשְׁמֹ֣רyou will guardאֶת־obj.חֲצֵרָ֑יcourts myוְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will giveלְךָ֙to the youמַהְלְכִ֔יםgoingsבֵּ֥יןbetweenהָעֹמְדִ֖יםthose who are standingהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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שְֽׁמַֽע־hearנָ֞אpleaseיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ׀O Joshuaהַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priestהַגָּד֗וֹלthe greatאַתָּה֙youוְרֵעֶ֙יךָ֙and companions yourהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםwho sitלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youכִּֽי־forאַנְשֵׁ֥יare men ofמוֹפֵ֖תsignהֵ֑מָּהtheyכִּֽי־forהִנְנִ֥יhere Iמֵבִ֛יאam about to bringאֶת־obj.עַבְדִּ֖יservant myצֶֽמַח׃branch
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כִּ֣י׀forהִנֵּ֣הthere!הָאֶ֗בֶןthe stoneאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichנָתַ֙תִּי֙I have setלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaעַל־are onאֶ֥בֶןa stoneאַחַ֖תoneשִׁבְעָ֣הsevenעֵינָ֑יִםeyesהִנְנִ֧יhere Iמְפַתֵּ֣חַam about to engraveפִּתֻּחָ֗הּengraving itsנְאֻם֙the utterance ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsוּמַשְׁתִּ֛יand I will removeאֶת־obj.עֲוֹ֥ןthe iniquity ofהָאָֽרֶץ־the landהַהִ֖יאthe thatבְּי֥וֹםin a dayאֶחָֽד׃one
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