Verse 1

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Verse 2

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Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.12.3", "source": "וְהָיָ֣ה בַיּוֹם־הַ֠הוּא אָשִׂ֨ים אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם אֶ֤בֶן מַֽעֲמָסָה֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים כָּל־עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ שָׂר֣וֹט יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ וְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*Wə*-*hāyāh* in-*hayyôm*-that *ʾāśîm* *ʾet*-*Yərûšālaim* *ʾeḇen* *maʿămāsāh* to-all-*hāʿammîm* all-*ʿōməsêhā* *śārôṭ* *yiśśārēṭû* *wə*-*neʾespû* against-her all *gôyê* *hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*Wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hāyāh*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal - it will be/come to pass", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular - the day", "*ʾāśîm*": "imperfect, 1st person singular, Qal - I will make/set/place", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*ʾeḇen*": "feminine singular - stone", "*maʿămāsāh*": "feminine singular - burden/heavy weight", "*hāʿammîm*": "definite article + masculine plural - the peoples/nations", "*ʿōməsêhā*": "masculine plural construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - those lifting her/her lifters", "*śārôṭ*": "infinitive absolute, Qal - severely/surely lacerate", "*yiśśārēṭû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, Niphal - they will be lacerated/cut/wounded", "*neʾespû*": "perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural, Niphal - they will be gathered", "*gôyê*": "masculine plural construct - nations of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*hāyāh*": "it will be/come to pass/happen", "*ʾeḇen* *maʿămāsāh*": "burdensome stone/heavy stone/weight-bearing stone", "*ʿōməsêhā*": "those who lift her/burden themselves with her", "*śārôṭ* *yiśśārēṭû*": "surely be cut/definitely be wounded/certainly be lacerated", "*neʾespû*": "will be gathered/assembled/collected together" } }

Verse 4

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Verse 6

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Verse 7

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Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.12.8", "source": "בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יָגֵ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּעַד֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהָיָ֞ה הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל בָּהֶ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא כְּדָוִ֑יד וּבֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "In-*hayyôm* that *yāḡēn* *YHWH* for *yôšēḇ* *Yərûšalim* *wə*-*hāyāh* *hanniḵšāl* among-them in-*hayyôm* that like-*Dāwid* *û*-house *Dāwid* like-*ʾĕlōhîm* like-*malʾaḵ* *YHWH* before-them", "grammar": { "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular - the day", "*yāḡēn*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal - he will defend/shield", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*yôšēḇ*": "masculine singular construct, participle - inhabitant of", "*Yərûšalim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hāyāh*": "perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal - he/it will be", "*hanniḵšāl*": "definite article + participle, masculine singular, Niphal - the one who stumbles/is feeble", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural - God/gods", "*malʾaḵ*": "masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name" }, "variants": { "*yāḡēn*": "defend/shield/protect", "*yôšēḇ*": "inhabitant/dweller/resident", "*hāyāh*": "will be/become/happen", "*hanniḵšāl*": "the one who stumbles/the feeble one/the weakest", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*malʾaḵ*": "angel/messenger" } }

Verse 10

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