Zechariah
Zechariah 11:7
7So 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I pastured | וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ | wā·’er·‘eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| the flock | צֹ֣אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular construct | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| marked for slaughter | הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה | ha·hă·rê·ḡāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2028 slaughter |
| especially | לָכֵ֖ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| the afflicted | עֲנִיֵּ֣י | ‘ă·nî·yê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| of the flock | הַצֹּ֑אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| Then I took | וָאֶקַּֽח־ | wā·’eq·qaḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| for myself | לִ֞י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| staffs | מַקְל֗וֹת | maq·lō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H4731 rod, staff |
| calling | קָרָ֤אתִי | qā·rā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| one | לְאַחַ֞ד | lə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| Favor | נֹ֙עַם֙ | nō·‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5278 delightfulness, pleasantness |
| and the other | וּלְאַחַד֙ | ū·lə·’a·ḥaḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| Union | חֹֽבְלִ֔ים | ḥō·ḇə·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2256 cord, territory, band |
| and I pastured | וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה | wā·’er·‘eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| the flock | הַצֹּֽאן׃ | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 11:4 · Zechariah 11:14 · Isaiah 11:4 · Ezekiel 37:16–23 · Zechariah 11:10–11 · Isaiah 61:1 · Zephaniah 3:12 · Psalm 23:4 · Ephesians 2:13–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.