Zechariah 7 interlinear
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And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
וַיְהִיand it wasConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961בִּשְׁנַתin yearprep + noun sg f cstrH8141אַרְבַּעfournoun sg c absH702לְדָרְיָוֶשׁof Dariusprep + name m individualH1867הַמֶּלֶךְthe kingart + noun sg m absH4428הָיָהit cameverb Qal perf 3 sg mH1961דְבַר־[the] word ofnoun sg m cstrH1697יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068אֶל־toprepH413זְכַרְיָהZechariahname m individualH2148בְּאַרְבָּעָהon [day] fourprep + noun sg c absH702לַחֹדֶשׁof the monthprep Definite + noun sg m absH2320הַתְּשִׁעִיthe ninthart + Numerical position adj sg m absH8671בְּכִסְלֵו׃in Kislevprep + name TitleH3691 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
וַיִּשְׁלַחand it had sentConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH7971בֵּית־Beth-name LocationH1008אֵל-elname LocationH1008שַׂר־Shar-name m individualH8272אֶצֶר-ezername m individualH8272וְרֶגֶםand Regem-conj + name m individualH7278מֶלֶךְMelechname m individualH7278וַאֲנָשָׁיוand men hisconj + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH582לְחַלּוֹתto entreatprep + verb Piel inf cstrH2470אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853פְּנֵי[the] face ofnoun pl m cstrH6440יְהוָה׃Yahwehname TitleH3068 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
לֵאמֹרto sayprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559אֶל־toprepH413הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe priestsart + noun pl m absH3548אֲשֶׁרwhoRelative ParticleH834לְבֵית־[belonged] to [the] house ofprep + noun sg m cstrH1004יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635וְאֶל־and toconj + prepH413הַנְּבִיאִיםthe prophetsart + noun pl m absH5030לֵאמֹרto sayingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559הַאֶבְכֶּה¿ will I weepInterrogative Particle + verb Qal impf 1 sg cH1058בַּחֹדֶשׁin the monthprep Definite + noun sg m absH2320הַחֲמִשִׁיthe fifthart + Numerical position adj sg m absH2549הִנָּזֵרwill I consecrate myself?verb Niphal inf cstrH5144כַּאֲשֶׁרjust asprep + Relative ParticleH834עָשִׂיתִיI have doneverb Qal perf 1 sg cH6213זֶהthisDemonstrative ParticleH2088כַּמֶּהhow many?prep + Interrogative pronH4100שָׁנִים׃ פyearsnoun pl m absH8141 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
וַיְהִיand it cameConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961דְּבַר־[the] word ofnoun sg m cstrH1697יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635אֵלַיto meprep + sfx 1 sg cH413לֵאמֹר׃to sayingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
אֱמֹרsayverb Qal impv 2 sg mH559אֶל־toprepH413כָּל־allnoun sg m cstrH3605עַם[the] people ofnoun sg m cstrH5971הָאָרֶץthe landart + noun sg f absH776וְאֶל־and toconj + prepH413הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe priestsart + noun pl m absH3548לֵאמֹרto sayingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559כִּי־thatConditional ParticleH3588צַמְתֶּםyou fastedverb Qal perf 2 pl mH6684וְסָפוֹדand you mournedconj + verb Qal inf absH5594בַּחֲמִישִׁיin the fifth [month]prep Definite + Numerical position adj sg m absH2549וּבַשְּׁבִיעִיand in the seventh [month]conj + prep Definite + Numerical position adj sg m absH7637וְזֶהand thisconj + Demonstrative ParticleH2088שִׁבְעִיםseventynoun pl m absH7657שָׁנָהyear[s]noun sg f absH8141הֲצוֹם¿ really to fastInterrogative Particle + verb Qal inf absH6684צַמְתֻּנִיdid you fast for meverb Qal perf 2 pl m + sfx 1 sg cH6684אָנִי׃mepron 1 sg cH589 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
וְכִיand ifconj + Conditional ParticleH3588תֹאכְלוּyou eatverb Qal impf 2 pl mH398וְכִיand ifconj + Conditional ParticleH3588תִשְׁתּוּyou drinkverb Qal impf 2 pl mH8354הֲלוֹא¿ notInterrogative Particle + Negative ParticleH3808אַתֶּם[are] youpron 2 pl mH859הָאֹכְלִיםthe [ones who] eatart + verb Qal ptc pl m absH398וְאַתֶּםand [are] you?conj + pron 2 pl mH859הַשֹּׁתִים׃the [ones who] drinkart + verb Qal ptc pl m absH8354 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
הֲלוֹא¿ notInterrogative Particle + Negative ParticleH3808אֶת־[are] obj.Object indicatorH853הַדְּבָרִיםthe wordsart + noun pl m absH1697אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834קָרָאhe proclaimedverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7121יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068בְּיַדby [the] hand ofprep + noun sg c cstrH3027הַנְּבִיאִיםthe prophetsart + noun pl m absH5030הָרִאשֹׁנִיםthe formerart + Numerical position adj pl m absH7223בִּהְיוֹתwhen wasprep + verb Qal inf cstrH1961יְרוּשָׁלִַםJerusalemname LocationH3389יֹשֶׁבֶתremainingverb Qal ptc sg f absH3427וּשְׁלֵוָהand at easeconj + adj sg f absH7961וְעָרֶיהָand cities itsconj + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg fH5892סְבִיבֹתֶיהָaround itnoun pl f cstr + sfx 3 sg fH5439וְהַנֶּגֶבand the Negevconj + art + name LocationH5045וְהַשְּׁפֵלָהand the Shephelahconj + art + noun sg f absH8219יֹשֵׁב׃ פ[was] remainingverb Qal ptc sg m absH3427 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
וַיְהִיand it cameConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961דְּבַר־[the] word ofnoun sg m cstrH1697יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068אֶל־toprepH413זְכַרְיָהZechariahname m individualH2148לֵאמֹר׃to sayingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
כֹּהthusadvH3541אָמַרhe saysverb Qal perf 3 sg mH559יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635לֵאמֹרto sayingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH559מִשְׁפַּטjustice ofnoun sg m cstrH4941אֱמֶתfaithfulnessnoun sg f absH571שְׁפֹטוּjudgeverb Qal impv 2 pl mH8199וְחֶסֶדand loyaltyconj + noun sg m absH2617וְרַחֲמִיםand compassionsconj + noun pl m absH7356עֲשׂוּdoverb Qal impv 2 pl mH6213אִישׁeachnoun sg m absH376אֶת־withprepH854אָחִיו׃brother hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH251 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
וְאַלְמָנָהand [the] widowconj + noun sg f absH490וְיָתוֹםand [the] fatherlessconj + noun sg m absH3490גֵּר[the] sojournernoun sg m absH1616וְעָנִיand [the] poorconj + adj sg m absH6041אַל־may notNegative ParticleH408תַּעֲשֹׁקוּyou oppressverb Qal impf 2 pl mH6231וְרָעַתand [the] harm ofconj + noun sg f cstrH7451אִישׁeachnoun sg m absH376אָחִיוbrother hisnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH251אַל־may notNegative ParticleH408תַּחְשְׁבוּyou planverb Qal impf 2 pl mH2803בִּלְבַבְכֶם׃in heart yourprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 2 pl mH3824 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
וַיְמָאֲנוּand they refusedConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive impf 3 pl mH3985לְהַקְשִׁיבto pay attentionprep + verb Hiphil inf cstrH7181וַיִּתְּנוּand they gaveConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 pl mH5414כָתֵףa shouldernoun sg f absH3802סֹרָרֶתstubbornverb Qal ptc sg f absH5637וְאָזְנֵיהֶםand ears theirconj + noun du f cstr + sfx 3 pl mH241הִכְבִּידוּthey made heavyverb Hiphil perf 3 pl cH3513מִשְּׁמוֹעַ׃from hearingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH8085 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
וְלִבָּםand heart theirconj + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH3820שָׂמוּthey madeverb Qal perf 3 pl cH7760שָׁמִירflintnoun sg m absH8068מִשְּׁמוֹעַfrom hearingprep + verb Qal inf cstrH8085אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הַתּוֹרָהthe lawart + noun sg f absH8451וְאֶת־and obj.conj + Object indicatorH853הַדְּבָרִיםthe wordsart + noun pl m absH1697אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834שָׁלַחhe had sentverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7971יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹתof hostsnoun pl f absH6635בְּרוּחוֹby spirit hisprep + noun sg f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH7307בְּיַדby [the] hand ofprep + noun sg c cstrH3027הַנְּבִיאִיםthe prophetsart + noun pl m absH5030הָרִאשֹׁנִיםthe formerart + Numerical position adj pl m absH7223וַיְהִיand it wasConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961קֶצֶףwrathnoun sg m absH7110גָּדוֹלgreatadj sg m absH1419מֵאֵתfrom withprep + prepH854יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹת׃of hostsnoun pl f absH6635 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
וַיְהִיand it wasConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH1961כַאֲשֶׁר־just asprep + Relative ParticleH834קָרָאhe calledverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7121וְלֹאand notconj + Negative ParticleH3808שָׁמֵעוּthey listenedverb Qal perf 3 pl cH8085כֵּןsoadvH3651יִקְרְאוּthey calledverb Qal impf 3 pl mH7121וְלֹאand notconj + Negative ParticleH3808אֶשְׁמָעI listenedverb Qal impf 1 sg cH8085אָמַרhe saysverb Qal perf 3 sg mH559יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068צְבָאוֹת׃of hostsnoun pl f absH6635 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
וְאֵסָעֲרֵםand I will storm away themconj + verb Piel conj+impf 1 sg c + sfx 3 pl mH5590עַלtoprepH5921כָּל־allnoun sg m cstrH3605הַגּוֹיִםthe nationsart + noun pl m absH1471אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808יְדָעוּםthey have known themverb Qal perf 3 pl c + sfx 3 pl mH3045וְהָאָרֶץand the landconj + art + noun sg f absH776נָשַׁמָּהit was desolateverb Niphal perf 3 sg fH8074אַחֲרֵיהֶםbehind themNumerical adj pl m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH310מֵעֹבֵרfrom [one who] passes byprep + verb Qal ptc sg m absH5674וּמִשָּׁבand from [one who] returnsconj + prep + verb Qal ptc sg m absH7725וַיָּשִׂימוּand they madeConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 pl mH7760אֶרֶץ־a land ofnoun sg f cstrH776חֶמְדָּהdesirenoun sg f absH2532לְשַׁמָּה׃ פinto a wasteprep + noun sg f absH8047
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.