Zechariah 6

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וָאָשֻׁ֗בand I returned וָאֶשָּׂ֤אand I lifted up עֵינַי֙eyes my וָֽאֶרְאֶ֔הand I saw וְהִנֵּ֨הand there!אַרְבַּ֤עfour מַרְכָּבוֹת֙chariots יֹֽצְא֔וֹתwere coming forth מִבֵּ֖יןfrom between שְׁנֵ֣יthe two הֶֽהָרִ֑יםthe mountains וְהֶהָרִ֖יםand the mountains הָרֵ֥יwere mountains of נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃bronze

בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הwere with the chariot הָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הthe first סוּסִ֣יםhorses אֲדֻמִּ֑יםred וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הand were with the chariot הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתthe second סוּסִ֥יםhorses שְׁחֹרִֽים׃black

וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הand were with the chariot הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתthe third סוּסִ֣יםhorses לְבָנִ֑יםwhite וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙and were with the chariot הָרְבִעִ֔יתthe fourth סוּסִ֥יםhorses בְּרֻדִּ֖יםdappled אֲמֻצִּֽים׃strong

וָאַ֙עַן֙and I answered וָֽאֹמַ֔רand I said אֶל־to הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְthe angel הַדֹּבֵ֣רwho was speakingבִּ֑יwith meמָה־what?אֵ֖לֶּהare these אֲדֹנִֽי׃O lord my

וַיַּ֥עַןand he answered הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְthe angel וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֵלָ֑יto me אֵ֗לֶּהthese אַרְבַּע֙are the four רֻח֣וֹתthe winds of הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavens יוֹצְא֕וֹתgoing forth מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בfrom when presented themselves עַל־on אֲד֥וֹןthe lord of כָּל־all הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

אֲשֶׁר־whichבָּ֞הּwith itהַסּוּסִ֣יםthe horses הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםthe black יֹֽצְאִים֙are going out אֶל־to אֶ֣רֶץthe land of צָפ֔וֹןthe north וְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםand the white horses יָצְא֖וּthey have gone out אֶל־to אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑םafter them וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםand the dappled horses יָצְא֖וּthey have gone out אֶל־to אֶ֥רֶץthe land of הַתֵּימָֽן׃the south

וְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣יםand the strong horses יָצְא֗וּthey have gone out וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙and they have sought לָלֶ֙כֶת֙to go לְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךto go about בָּאָ֔רֶץon the earth וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said לְכ֖וּgo הִתְהַלְּכ֣וּgo about בָאָ֑רֶץon the earth וַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָהand they went about בָּאָֽרֶץ׃on the earth

וַיַּזְעֵ֣קand he called out to אֹתִ֔יwith me וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke אֵלַ֖יto me לֵאמֹ֑רto saying רְאֵ֗הsee הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙those which are going out אֶל־to אֶ֣רֶץthe land of צָפ֔וֹןthe north הֵנִ֥יחוּthey have caused to rest אֶת־obj.רוּחִ֖יspirit my בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of צָפֽוֹן׃ סthe north

וַיְהִ֥יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלַ֥יto me לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥and you will take כֶֽסֶף־silver וְזָהָ֖בand gold וְעָשִׂ֣יתָand you will make עֲטָר֑וֹתa crowns וְשַׂמְתָּ֗and you will put it בְּרֹ֛אשׁon the head of יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַJoshua בֶּן־the son of יְהוֹצָדָ֖קJehozadak הַכֹּהֵ֥ןthe priest הַגָּדֽוֹל׃the great

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤and you will say אֵלָיו֙to him לֵאמֹ֔רto saying כֹּ֥הthus אָמַ֛רhe says יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts לֵאמֹ֑רto saying הִנֵּה־there!אִ֞ישׁa man צֶ֤מַחis Branch שְׁמוֹ֙name his וּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יוand from under him יִצְמָ֔חhe will sprout וּבָנָ֖הand he will build אֶת־obj.הֵיכַ֥לthe temple of יְהוָֽהּ׃Yahweh

וְהָעֲטָרֹ֗תand the crowns תִּֽהְיֶה֙it will be לְחֵ֙לֶם֙to Helem וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הand to Tobiah וְלִידַֽעְיָ֔הand to Jedaiah וּלְחֵ֖ןand to Hen בֶּן־the son of צְפַנְיָ֑הZephaniah לְזִכָּר֖וֹןto a memorial בְּהֵיכַ֥לin the temple of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀and distant ones יָבֹ֗אוּthey will come וּבָנוּ֙and they will build בְּהֵיכַ֣לin the temple of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וִידַעְתֶּ֕םand you will know כִּֽי־that יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts שְׁלָחַ֣נִיhe has sent me אֲלֵיכֶ֑םto you וְהָיָה֙and it will be אִם־if שָׁמ֣וֹעַcertainly if listen תִּשְׁמְע֔וּןyou will listen !בְּק֖וֹלto the voice of יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ סGod your

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