Zechariah 1

YHWH calls the people to return to Him, warning them not to repeat their ancestors' disobedience; Zechariah receives night visions of horsemen patrolling a peaceful earth, prompting YHWH's anger at complacent nations, and four horns scattering Judah countered by four craftsmen.[1][2][5]

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אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּהְי֣וּ 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤅 tiheyu be you shall be HVqj2mp כַ/אֲבֹֽתֵי/כֶ֡ם 𐤊/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 khaavoteykhem like your fathers your fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr קָרְאֽוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qareu proclaimed they called out HVqp3cp אֲלֵי/הֶם֩ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp הַ/נְּבִיאִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa הָ/רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the former the first ones HTd/Aampa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa שׁ֤וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Return Turn back! HVqv2mp נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe מִ/דַּרְכֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 midarekheykhem from your ways from your paths HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp הָ/רָעִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haraim the evil the bad ones HTd/Aampa ו/מעלילי/כם 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 vmlylykhm and your doings and your deeds HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וּ/מַֽעֲלְלֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 umaaleleykhem and your doings and your deeds HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp הָֽ/רָעִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haraim-2 the evil the bad ones HTd/Aampa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמְע֛וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they listened they heard HVqp3cp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּ 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 hiqeshivu pay attention they caused themselves to attend closely HVhp3cp אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe But surely HTa דְּבָרַ֣/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my words my utterances HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/חֻקַּ֗/י 𐤅/𐤇𐤒/𐤉 vechuqay and my statutes my inscribed statutes HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוִּ֨יתִי֙ 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsiviti I commanded I commanded HVpp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲבָדַ֣/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avaday my servants my servants HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַ/נְּבִיאִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa הֲ/ל֥וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo did not is it not? HTi/Tn הִשִּׂ֖יגוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤂𐤅 hisigu overtake they overtook HVhp3cp אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp וַ/יָּשׁ֣וּבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and they turned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher As as that which HR/Tr זָמַ֜ם 𐤆𐤌𐤌 zamam devised he devised HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp כִּ/דְרָכֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤊/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤍𐤅 kiderakheynu according to our ways like our paths HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp וּ/כְ/מַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 ukhemaalaleynu and as our deeds and as our deeds HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp1cp כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did he did HVqp3ms אִתָּֽ/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 itanu with us with us HR/Sp1cp
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בְּ/יוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and-four and four HC/Acmsa לְ/עַשְׁתֵּֽי 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤉 leashetey of the eleventh to eleven HR/Aobpc עָשָׂ֥ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar -teen or -teenth HAcmsa חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month renewal-moon HNcmsa הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu which is he HPp3ms חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh-2 Umwenshi (Bemba) month renewal-moon HNcmsc שְׁבָ֔ט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevat Shebat Shebat Shevat HNp בִּ/שְׁנַ֥ת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in year in the year of HR/Ncfsc שְׁתַּ֖יִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim two two HAcfda לְ/דָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤔 ledareyavesh of Darius to Darius to Dareyavesh HR/Np הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR זְכַרְיָה֙ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 zekhareyah Zechariah Yahweh-remembers Zekhareyah HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּ 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤅 berekheyahu Berechiah Yah Has Blessed Berekheyah HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc עִדּ֥וֹא 𐤏𐤃𐤅𐤀 ido Iddo Appointed-Time Comer Ido HNp הַ/נָּבִ֖יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc
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