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Zechariah 11:5

whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
Zechariah 11:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֲשֶׁ֨ר קֹנֵיהֶ֤ן יַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ וְלֹ֣א יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ וּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ן יֹאמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֖ה וַאעְשִׁ֑ר וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יַחְמ֖וֹל עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃

  1. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  2. קֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.Hen“[those who] buy them”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  3. יַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.Gun“they will kill them”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  4. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.mu“they will be held guilty”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָשַׁם · “be guilty” · Strong's H0816
  6. וּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.Hen“and [those who] sell them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  7. יֹאמַ֔רyo.Mar“he will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. בָּר֥וּךְba.Rukh“[be] blessed”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  9. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. וַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.Shir“so I may gain riches”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
  11. וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.Hem“and shepherds their”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  12. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. יַחְמ֖וֹלyach.Mol“he will have compassion”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  14. עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃'a.lei.Hen“on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)