Zechariah 11:7

So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
Zechariah 11:7
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Original language (Hebrew)

וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ אֶת־צֹ֣אן הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה לָכֵ֖ן עֲנִיֵּ֣י הַצֹּ֑אן וָאֶקַּֽח־לִ֞י שְׁנֵ֣י מַקְל֗וֹת לְאַחַ֞ד קָרָ֤אתִי נֹ֙עַם֙ וּלְאַחַד֙ קָרָ֣אתִי חֹֽבְלִ֔ים וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃

  1. וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'Eh“and I shepherded”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. צֹ֣אןtzon“[the] flock of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  4. הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.Gah“<the> slaughter”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from הֲרֵגָה · “slaughter” · Strong's H2028H
  5. לָכֵ֖ןla.Khen“<to> therefore”
    Preposition + Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  6. עֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.Yei“[the] afflicted [ones] of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
  7. הַצֹּ֑אןha.Tzon“the flock”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  8. וָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-“and I took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  9. לִ֞יli“for myself”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  10. שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  11. מַקְל֗וֹתmak.Lot“staffs”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
  12. לְאַחַ֞דle.'a.Chad“<to> one”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  13. קָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.ti“I called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  14. נֹ֙עַם֙no.'am“Favor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫עַם · “pleasantness” · Strong's H5278
  15. וּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.Chad“and <to> one”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  16. קָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.ti“I called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  17. חֹֽבְלִ֔יםchoe.Lim“Union”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֹבְלִים · “union” · Strong's H2256C
  18. וָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'Eh“and I shepherded”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  19. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. הַצֹּֽאן׃ha.Tzon“the flock”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)