Zechariah 3

Joshua the high priest stands before the angel of YHWH, where Satan accuses him, but YHWH rebukes Satan and cleanses Joshua by removing his filthy garments and clothing him in new ones.[1][3] YHWH promises to bring forth His servant and establishes Joshua as a symbol of the coming restoration and cleansing of sin.[1][3]

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Verse 1
and he showed me he caused me to see he caused me to see [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest the great the great one the great one standing the standing-one standing before to the face of to before the face of messenger agent-messenger of agent-messenger of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and the Satan and the adversary and the adversary standing the standing-one standing on upon upon his right his right hand his right hand to accuse him to oppose him to oppose him
וַ/יַּרְאֵ֗/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 vayareeni and he showed me he caused me to see he caused me to see HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa עֹמֵ֕ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed ima (Bemba) standing the standing-one standing HVqrmsa לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe Malaika (Bemba) messenger agent-messenger of agent-messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/הַ/שָּׂטָ֛ן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤍 vehasatan and the Satan and the adversary and the adversary HC/Td/Ncmsa עֹמֵ֥ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed-2 ima (Bemba) standing the standing-one standing HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR יְמִינ֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right his right hand his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/שִׂטְנֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤈𐤍/𐤅 lesiteno to accuse him to oppose him to oppose him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms
Verse 2
And said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Satan the adversary the adversary rebuke may he sharply rebuke may he sharply rebuke the LORD Yahweh Yahweh you — you O Satan the adversary the adversary and rebuke and let him rebuke forcefully and let him rebuke forcefully the LORD Yahweh Yahweh you — you who has chosen the one who chooses the one who chooses Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam is not is it not? is it not? this this one this one a brand ember-poker ember-poker plucked delivered one delivered one from fire from fire from fire
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/שָּׂטָ֗ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤍 hasatan Satan the adversary the adversary HTd/Ncmsa יִגְעַ֨ר 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤓 yigear rebuke may he sharply rebuke may he sharply rebuke HVqj3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha you you HR/Sp2ms הַ/שָּׂטָ֔ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤍 hasatan-2 O Satan the adversary the adversary HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יִגְעַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤓 veyigear and rebuke and let him rebuke forcefully and let him rebuke forcefully HC/Vqj3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha-2 you you HR/Sp2ms הַ/בֹּחֵ֖ר 𐤄/𐤁𐤇𐤓 habocher who has chosen the one who chooses the one who chooses HTd/Vqrmsa בִּ/ירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np הֲ/ל֧וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo is not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn זֶ֦ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms א֖וּד 𐤀𐤅𐤃 ud a brand ember-poker ember-poker HNcmsa מֻצָּ֥ל 𐤌𐤑𐤋 mutsal plucked delivered one delivered one HVHsmsa מֵ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤔 meesh from fire from fire from fire HR/Ncbsa
Verse 4
and-he-answered and he responded and he answered and-he-said and he said and he said to toward to the-standing-ones the standing ones the standing ones before-his-face before his face before his face saying to say to say remove Remove! Remove the-garments the garments the garments the-filthy the filth-soiled ones the filth-soiled ones from-upon-him from upon him from upon him and-he-said and he said and he said to-him toward him to him see See! See! I-have-removed I caused to pass over I have removed from-upon-you from upon you (ms) from upon you your-iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity and-clothe and to clothe and clothe you you-marked [·] festal-robes change-garment sets change of garments
וַ/יַּ֣עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and-he-answered and he responded and he answered HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הָ/עֹמְדִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 haomedim ima (Bemba) the-standing-ones the standing ones the standing ones HTd/Vqrmpa לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before-his-face before his face before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הָסִ֛ירוּ 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅 hasiru remove Remove! Remove HVhv2mp הַ/בְּגָדִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 habegadim the-garments the garments the garments HTd/Ncmpa הַ/צֹּאִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 hatsoim the-filthy the filth-soiled ones the filth-soiled ones HTd/Aampa מֵ/עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from-upon-him from upon him from upon him HR/R/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and-he-said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to-him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms רְאֵ֨ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh see See! See! HVqv2ms הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי 𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 heevareti I-have-removed I caused to pass over I have removed HVhp1cs מֵ/עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mealeykha from-upon-you from upon you (ms) from upon you HR/R/Sp2ms עֲוֺנֶ֔/ךָ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekha your-iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/הַלְבֵּ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤁𐤔 vehalebesh and-clothe and to clothe and clothe HC/Vha אֹתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otekha you you-marked [·] HTo/Sp2ms מַחֲלָצֽוֹת 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤅𐤕 machalatsot festal-robes change-garment sets change of garments HNcfpa
Verse 5
And I said and I said and I said Let them put they will set let them set turban wrapped headpiece a wrapped headpiece clean pure pure on upon upon his head his head his head And they put and they set and they set the turban the wrapped head-dress the wrapped head-dress the clean the pure one the pure one on upon upon his head his head his head And they clothed him they clothed him they clothed him garments garments garments and angel and messenger of and messenger of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh standing the standing-one the standing-one
וָ/אֹמַ֕ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar And I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs יָשִׂ֛ימוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 yasimu Let them put they will set let them set HVqj3mp צָנִ֥יף 𐤑𐤍𐤉𐤐 tsanif turban wrapped headpiece a wrapped headpiece HNcbsa טָה֖וֹר 𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 tahor clean pure pure HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּשִׂימוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu And they put and they set and they set HC/Vqw3mp הַ/צָּנִ֨יף 𐤄/𐤑𐤍𐤉𐤐 hatsanif the turban the wrapped head-dress the wrapped head-dress HTd/Ncbsa הַ/טָּה֜וֹר 𐤄/𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 hatahor the clean the pure one the pure one HTd/Aamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR רֹאשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּלְבִּשֻׁ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayalebishuhu And they clothed him they clothed him they clothed him HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms בְּגָדִ֔ים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim garments garments garments HNcmpa וּ/מַלְאַ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) and angel and messenger of and messenger of HC/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֹמֵֽד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed ima (Bemba) standing the standing-one the standing-one HVqrmsa
Verse 7
Thus in this manner thus says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts If if / whether if in my ways in my paths in my ways you will walk you will go you will go and if and if and if et object-marker [·] my charge my guarding-duty my guarding-duty you will keep you guard you will keep then also and also and also you you you shall judge you will judge you will judge et object-marker [·] my house my house my house and also and also and also you will keep you guard you will keep et object-marker [·] my courts my enclosures my enclosures and I will give and I will give and I will give to you — to you places to walk walking-routes walking-routes among between between those who are standing the standing ones the standing ones these these ones these
כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC בִּ/דְרָכַ֤/י 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 biderakhay in my ways in my paths in my ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs תֵּלֵךְ֙ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe you will walk you will go you will go HVqi2ms וְ/אִ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if and if HC/C אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et et object-marker [·] HTo מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣/י 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕/𐤉 mishemareti my charge my guarding-duty my guarding-duty HNcfsc/Sp1cs תִשְׁמֹ֔ר 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 tishemor you will keep you guard you will keep HVqi2ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam then also and also and also HC/Ta אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms תָּדִ֣ין 𐤕𐤃𐤉𐤍 tadin shall judge you will judge you will judge HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 et object-marker [·] HTo בֵּיתִ֔/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti my house my house my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/גַ֖ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 and also and also and also HC/Ta תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 tishemor-2 you will keep you guard you will keep HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 et object-marker [·] HTo חֲצֵרָ֑/י 𐤇𐤑𐤓/𐤉 chatseray my courts my enclosures my enclosures HNcbpc/Sp1cs וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms מַהְלְכִ֔ים 𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 mahelekhim places to walk walking-routes walking-routes HNcmpa בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn among between between HR הָ/עֹמְדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 haomedim ima (Bemba) those who are standing the standing ones the standing ones HTd/Vqrmpa הָ/אֵֽלֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp
Verse 8
Hear Listen! Hear! now please please O Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua the high priest the officiating priest the officiating priest the great the great one the great one you you you and your companions and your associates and your associates who sit the ones dwelling the ones dwelling before you before your face before your face for for/because for/because men men of men of of sign extraordinary portent an extraordinary miracle they they they for for/because for/because behold I look—here I am look here I am am bringing bringing in bringing in — object-marker [·] my servant my servant my servant the Branch sprouting shoot sprouting shoot
שְֽׁמַֽע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema Hear Listen! Hear! HVqv2ms נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua O Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the high priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֗וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וְ/רֵעֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤉/𐤊 vereeykha and your companions and your associates and your associates HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim who sit the ones dwelling the ones dwelling HTd/Vqrmpa לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of men of HNcmpc מוֹפֵ֖ת 𐤌𐤅𐤐𐤕 mofet of sign extraordinary portent an extraordinary miracle HNcmsa הֵ֑מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for/because HC הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs מֵבִ֛יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi am bringing bringing in bringing in HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo עַבְדִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avedi my servant my servant my servant HNcmsc/Sp1cs צֶֽמַח 𐤑𐤌𐤇 tsemach the Branch sprouting shoot sprouting shoot HNcmsa
Verse 9
for for/because for behold Look! look the stone the building-stone the building-stone that that-which that which I have set I gave I gave before to the face of to before the face of Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua on upon upon stone building-stone building-stone of one one one seven seven seven eyes eyes eyes behold I look—here I am look here I am engraving the one who opens the one who engraves its inscription her carved relief her carved relief declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts and I will remove and I withdrew and I will remove - object-marker [·] iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of the land the earth the earth that she that in day in the day of in the day of one one one
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) behold Look! look HTm הָ/אֶ֗בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone the building-stone HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr נָתַ֨תִּי֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have set I gave I gave HVqp1cs לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR אֶ֥בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even stone building-stone building-stone of HNcfsa אַחַ֖ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcfsa שִׁבְעָ֣ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven seven HAcmsa עֵינָ֑יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enyi (Fante) eyes eyes eyes HNcbda הִנְ/נִ֧י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look here I am HTm/Sp1cs מְפַתֵּ֣חַ 𐤌𐤐𐤕𐤇 mefatecha engraving the one who opens the one who engraves HVprmsa פִּתֻּחָ֗/הּ 𐤐𐤕𐤇/𐤄 pituchah its inscription her carved relief her carved relief HNcmsc/Sp3fs נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa וּ/מַשְׁתִּ֛י 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉 umasheti and I will remove and I withdrew and I will remove HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo עֲוֺ֥ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֖יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she that HTd/Pp3fs בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa
Verse 10
In that day in the day in the day that he that declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts you will invite you will call out you will call out each man man man his neighbor to his associate to his associate to toward toward under under; in place of under vine grapevine grapevine and to and toward and toward under under; in place of under fig tree fig tree fig tree
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom In that day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa תִּקְרְא֖וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 tiqereu you will invite you will call out you will call out HVqi2mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man man HNcmsa לְ/רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 lereehu his neighbor to his associate to his associate HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR גֶּ֖פֶן 𐤂𐤐𐤍 gefen vine grapevine grapevine HNcbsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and toward HC/R תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 under under; in place of under HR תְּאֵנָֽה 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 teenah fig tree fig tree fig tree HNcfsa
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