Zechariah

Chapter 6

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ashshu֗b va'eshsּa֤ 'eynay֙ vaֽ'ere'e֔h vehinּe֨h 'arebּa֤ marekּabot֙ yoֽtze'֔ot mibּe֖yn shshene֣y heֽhari֑ym vehehari֖ym hare֥y nechoֽshshet׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

וָאָשֻׁ֗ב וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ וָֽאֶרְאֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה אַרְבַּ֤ע מַרְכָּבוֹת֙ יֹֽצְא֔וֹת מִבֵּ֖ין שְׁנֵ֣י הֶֽהָרִ֑ים וְהֶהָרִ֖ים הָרֵ֥י נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּamּerekּaba֥h hariֽ'shshona֖h susi֣ym 'adumּi֑ym ubamּerekּaba֥h hashshּeni֖yt susi֥ym shshechoriֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה הָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה סוּסִ֣ים אֲדֻמִּ֑ים וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סוּסִ֥ים שְׁחֹרִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubamּerekּaba֥h hashshּelishshi֖yt susi֣ym lebani֑ym ubamּerekּabah֙ harebi'i֔yt susi֥ym bּerudּi֖ym 'amutzּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled and bay horses.

וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית סוּסִ֣ים לְבָנִ֑ים וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙ הָרְבִעִ֔ית סוּסִ֥ים בְּרֻדִּ֖ים אֲמֻצִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'a֨'an֙ vaֽ'oma֔r 'el-hamּale'a֖ke hadּobe֣r bּi֑y mah-'e֖lּeh 'adoniֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

וָאַ֨עַן֙ וָֽאֹמַ֔ר אֶל־הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י מָה־אֵ֖לֶּה אֲדֹנִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'an hamּale'a֖ke vayּo֣'mer 'ela֑y 'e֗lּeh 'arebּa'֙ ruch֣ot hashshּama֔yim yotze'֕ot meֽhiteyatzּe֖b 'al-'ad֥on kּal-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the angel answered and said to me, "These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth."

וַיַּ֥עַן הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑י אֵ֗לֶּה אַרְבַּע֙ רֻח֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם יוֹצְא֕וֹת מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל־אֲד֥וֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsher-bּa֞hּ hasּusi֣ym hashshּechori֗ym yoֽtze'iym֙ 'el-'e֣retz tzap֔on vehalּebani֔ym yatze'֖u 'el-'ֽachareyhe֑m veha֨bּerudּi֔ym yatze'֖u 'el-'e֥retz hatּeymaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grizzled go forth toward the south country.

אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞הּ הַסּוּסִ֣ים הַשְּׁחֹרִ֗ים יֹֽצְאִים֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֔וֹן וְהַלְּבָנִ֔ים יָצְא֖וּ אֶל־אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים יָצְא֖וּ אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ הַתֵּימָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'amutzּi֣ym yatze'֗u vayebaqeshshu֙ lale֨ket֙ lehitehalּe֣k bּa'a֔retz vayּo֕'mer lek֖u hitehalּek֣u ba'a֑retz vatּitehalּa֖kenah bּa'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, "Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth." So they walked to and fro through the earth.

וְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣ים יָצְא֗וּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ לְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ך בָּאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְכ֖וּ הִתְהַלְּכ֣וּ בָאָ֑רֶץ וַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaze'e֣q 'oti֔y vayedabּe֥r 'ela֖y le'mo֑r re'e֗h hayּֽotze'iym֙ 'el-'e֣retz tzap֔on heni֥ychu 'et-ruchi֖y bּe'e֥retz tzapֽon׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Then cried he to me, and spoke to me, saying, "Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted My spirit in the north country."

וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק אֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר רְאֵ֗ה הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֔וֹן הֵנִ֥יחוּ אֶת־רוּחִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֽוֹן׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): laq֨ocha֙ me'e֣t hagּola֔h mecheledּa֕y ume'e֥t tobiyּa֖h ume'e֣t yedaֽ'eya֑h uba'ta֤ 'atּah֙ bּayּ֣om hah֔u uba֗'ta bּe֚yt yo'shshiyּa֣h ben-tzepaneya֔h 'ashsher-bּa֖'u mibּabeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come you the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;"

לָק֨וֹחַ֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הַגּוֹלָ֔ה מֵחֶלְדַּ֕י וּמֵאֵ֥ת טוֹבִיָּ֖ה וּמֵאֵ֣ת יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה וּבָאתָ֤ אַתָּה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וּבָ֗אתָ בֵּ֚ית יֹאשִׁיָּ֣ה בֶן־צְפַנְיָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖אוּ מִבָּבֶֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaqachetּa֥ keֽsep-vezaha֖b ve'ashsi֣yta 'atar֑ot veshsametּa֗ bּero֛'shsh yehoshshu֥'a bּen-yehotzada֖q hakּohe֥n hagּadֽol׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;"

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ כֶֽסֶף־וְזָהָ֖ב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עֲטָר֑וֹת וְשַׂמְתָּ֗ בְּרֹ֛אשׁ יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָ֖ק הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַגָּדֽוֹל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amaretּa֤ 'elayv֙ le'mo֔r kּo֥h 'ama֛r yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot le'mo֑r hinּeh-'i֞yshsh tze֤mach shshemo֙ umitּachetּa֣yv yitzema֔ch ubana֖h 'et-heyka֥l yehvaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, 'Behold the man whose name is THE [1] BRANCH; and He shall grow up out of His place, and He shall build the temple of the LORD:'"

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה־אִ֞ישׁ צֶ֤מַח שְׁמוֹ֙ וּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יו יִצְמָ֔ח וּבָנָ֖ה אֶת־הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠hu yibene֞h 'et-heyka֤l yehvah֙ vehֽu'-yishsּa֣ h֔od veyashsha֥b umashsha֖l 'al-kּise'֑o vehaya֤h kohen֙ 'al-kּise'֔o va'atza֣t shshal֔om tּiheye֖h bּe֥yn shsheneyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed in majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne, and there will be harmony between the two roles.

וְ֠הוּא יִבְנֶ֞ה אֶת־הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וְהֽוּא־יִשָּׂ֣א ה֔וֹד וְיָשַׁ֥ב וּמָשַׁ֖ל עַל־כִּסְא֑וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה כֹהֵן֙ עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ וַעֲצַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹם תִּהְיֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ין שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'ataro֗t tּiֽheyeh֙ leche֨lem֙ uletobiyּa֣h veliydaֽ'eya֔h uleche֖n bּen-tzepaneya֑h lezikּar֖on bּeheyka֥l yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD."

וְהָעֲטָרֹ֗ת תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְחֵ֨לֶם֙ וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣ה וְלִידַֽעְיָ֔ה וּלְחֵ֖ן בֶּן־צְפַנְיָ֑ה לְזִכָּר֖וֹן בְּהֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): urechoqi֣ym ׀ yabo֗'u ubanu֙ bּeheyka֣l yehva֔h viyda'etּe֕m kּiֽy-yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot shshelacha֣niy 'aleyke֑m vehayah֙ 'im-shsham֣o'a tּishsheme'֔un bּeq֖ol yehva֥h 'eloheykeֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."

וּרְחוֹקִ֣ים ׀ יָבֹ֗אוּ וּבָנוּ֙ בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָיָה֙ אִם־שָׁמ֣וֹעַ תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ס