15{
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.15",
"source": "כֵּ֣ן שַׁ֤בְתִּי זָמַ֙מְתִּי֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְהֵיטִ֥יב אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה אַל־תִּירָֽאוּ׃",
"text": "Thus *šaḇtî* *zāmamtî* in-*hayyāmîm* *hāʾēlleh* to-do-good *Yərûšālāim* and-*bêt* *Yəhûḏâ* not-*tîrāʾû*.",
"grammar": {
"*šaḇtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have returned",
"*zāmamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have purposed/planned",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun with preposition bet - in the days",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, plural - these",
"*Yərûšālāim*": "proper name - Jerusalem",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct with direct object marker and waw conjunction - and house of",
"*Yəhûḏâ*": "proper name - Judah",
"*tîrāʾû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine with negative particle - do not fear"
},
"variants": {
"*šaḇtî*": "I have returned/turned back/again",
"*zāmamtî*": "I have purposed/planned/intended/determined"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.16",
"source": "אֵ֥לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ דַּבְּר֤וּ אֱמֶת֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֱמֶת֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שָׁל֔וֹם שִׁפְט֖וּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "These *haḏḏəḇārîm* *ʾăšer* *taʿăśû* *dabbərû* *ʾĕmet* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* *ʾĕmet* and-*mišpaṭ* *šālôm* *šipṭû* in-*šaʿărêḵem*.",
"grammar": {
"*haḏḏəḇārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the words",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which",
"*taʿăśû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine - you shall do",
"*dabbərû*": "piel imperative, 2nd plural masculine - speak",
"*ʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun - truth",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each",
"*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix with direct object marker - to his neighbor",
"*mišpaṭ*": "masculine singular construct with waw conjunction - and judgment of",
"*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace",
"*šipṭû*": "qal imperative, 2nd plural masculine - judge",
"*šaʿărêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix with preposition bet - in your gates"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*mišpaṭ šālôm*": "judgment of peace/peaceful justice/true justice",
"*šaʿărêḵem*": "your gates/towns/courts"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.17",
"source": "וְאִ֣ישׁ ׀ אֶת־רָעַ֣ת רֵעֵ֗הוּ אַֽל־תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙ בִּלְבַבְכֶ֔ם וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת שֶׁ֖קֶר אַֽל־תֶּאֱהָ֑בוּ כִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֛לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׂנֵ֖אתִי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס",
"text": "And-*ʾîš* *rāʿat* *rēʿēhû* not-*taḥšəḇû* in-*ləḇaḇəḵem* and-*šəḇūʿat* *šeqer* not-*teʾĕhāḇû* for all-these *ʾăšer* *śānēʾtî* *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with waw conjunction - and man/each",
"*rāʿat*": "feminine singular construct with direct object marker - evil of",
"*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor",
"*taḥšəḇû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine with negative particle - do not devise",
"*ləḇaḇəḵem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix with preposition bet - in your hearts",
"*šəḇūʿat*": "feminine singular construct with waw conjunction - and oath of",
"*šeqer*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood",
"*teʾĕhāḇû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine with negative particle - do not love",
"*śānēʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have hated",
"*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʿat*": "evil/injury/misfortune of",
"*taḥšəḇû*": "devise/plan/think/consider",
"*šəḇūʿat šeqer*": "false oath/perjury/lying oath",
"*śānēʾtî*": "I have hated/detested/rejected"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.18",
"source": "וַיְהִ֛י דְּבַר־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt* to-me *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and it came/happened",
"*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word/speech of",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*dəḇar*": "word/speech/thing/matter",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/military forces"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.19",
"source": "כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת צ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י וְצ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֩ וְצ֨וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י וְצ֣וֹם הָעֲשִׂירִ֗י יִהְיֶ֤ה לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה֙ לְשָׂשׂ֣וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְהָאֱמֶ֥ת וְהַשָּׁל֖וֹם אֱהָֽבוּ׃ פ",
"text": "Thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*, *ṣôm* *hārəḇîʿî* and-*ṣôm* *haḥămîšî* and-*ṣôm* *haššəḇîʿî* and-*ṣôm* *hāʿăśîrî* *yihyeh* to-*bêt*-*Yəhûḏâ* for-*śāśôn* and-for-*śimḥâ* and-for-*môʿăḏîm* *ṭôḇîm* and-*hāʾĕmet* and-*haššālôm* *ʾĕhāḇû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he said/says",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies",
"*ṣôm*": "masculine singular noun construct - fast of",
"*hārəḇîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the fourth",
"*ṣôm*": "masculine singular noun construct with waw conjunction - and fast of",
"*haḥămîšî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the fifth",
"*ṣôm*": "masculine singular noun construct with waw conjunction - and fast of",
"*haššəḇîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the seventh",
"*ṣôm*": "masculine singular noun construct with waw conjunction - and fast of",
"*hāʿăśîrî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the tenth",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct with preposition lamed - for house of",
"*Yəhûḏâ*": "proper name - Judah",
"*śāśôn*": "masculine singular noun with preposition lamed - for joy",
"*śimḥâ*": "feminine singular noun with waw conjunction and preposition lamed - and for gladness",
"*môʿăḏîm*": "masculine plural noun with waw conjunction and preposition lamed - and for appointed times",
"*ṭôḇîm*": "masculine plural adjective - good",
"*hāʾĕmet*": "definite article + feminine singular noun with waw conjunction - and the truth",
"*haššālôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun with waw conjunction - and the peace",
"*ʾĕhāḇû*": "qal imperative, 2nd plural masculine - love"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣôm*": "fast/fasting day",
"*śāśôn*": "joy/exultation/rejoicing",
"*śimḥâ*": "gladness/joy/mirth",
"*môʿăḏîm*": "appointed times/festivals/feasts"
}
}