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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'Eh“and I shepherded”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- צֹ֣אןtzon“[the] flock of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
- הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.Gah“<the> slaughter”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from הֲרֵגָה · “slaughter” · Strong's H2028H
- לָכֵ֖ןla.Khen“<to> therefore”Preposition + Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- עֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.Yei“[the] afflicted [ones] of”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
- הַצֹּ֑אןha.Tzon“the flock”Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
- וָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-“and I took”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לִ֞יli“for myself”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“two”Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- מַקְל֗וֹתmak.Lot“staffs”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקֵּל · “rod” · Strong's H4731
- לְאַחַ֞דle.'a.Chad“<to> one”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- קָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.ti“I called”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- נֹ֙עַם֙no.'am“Favor”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫עַם · “pleasantness” · Strong's H5278
- וּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.Chad“and <to> one”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- קָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.ti“I called”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- חֹֽבְלִ֔יםchoe.Lim“Union”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֹבְלִים · “union” · Strong's H2256C
- וָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'Eh“and I shepherded”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- 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)