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Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Zechariah 8:16
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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)

אֵ֥לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ דַּבְּר֤וּ אֱמֶת֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֱמֶת֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שָׁל֔וֹם שִׁפְט֖וּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃

  1. אֵ֥לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  2. הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rim“[are] the things”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  3. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.Su“you will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  5. דַּבְּר֤וּda.be.Ru“speak”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  6. אֱמֶת֙'e.Met“truth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
  7. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  8. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  9. רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.hu“neighbor his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  10. אֱמֶת֙'e.Met“faithfulness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
  11. וּמִשְׁפַּ֣טu.mish.Pat“and justice of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  12. שָׁל֔וֹםsha.Lom“peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  13. שִׁפְט֖וּshif.Tu“judge”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
  14. בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃be.sha.'a.rei.Khem“in gates your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)