Zechariah

Zechariah 11:8–9

⁸And in one month I dismissed three shepherds.

My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me. ⁹Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

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Zechariah 11:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And in one	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
month	בְּיֶ֣רַח	bə·ye·raḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3391 month
I dismissed	וָאַכְחִ֛ד	wā·’aḵ·ḥiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3582 hide, efface
three	שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
shepherds	הָרֹעִ֖ים	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
My soul	נַפְשִׁי֙	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
grew impatient	וַתִּקְצַ֤ר	wat·tiq·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7114 be short
with	בָּהֶ֔ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and their souls	נַפְשָׁ֖ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
also	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
detested	בָּחֲלָ֥ה	bā·ḥă·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H973 feel loathing
me	בִֽי׃	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular

Zechariah 11:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֕ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I will no longer	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
shepherd you	אֶרְעֶ֖ה	’er·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
Let the dying	הַמֵּתָ֣ה	ham·mê·ṯāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H4191 die
die	תָמ֗וּת	ṯā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
and the perishing	וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙	wə·han·niḵ·ḥe·ḏeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H3582 hide, efface
perish	תִּכָּחֵ֔ד	tik·kā·ḥêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3582 hide, efface
and let those who remain	וְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹת	wə·han·niš·’ā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
devour	תֹּאכַ֕לְנָה	tō·ḵal·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H398 eat
one	אִשָּׁ֖ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
another’s	רְעוּתָֽהּ׃	rə·‘ū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7468 fellow (-woman)
flesh	בְּשַׂ֥ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh

Cross-references

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Zechariah 11:8 John 7:7 · John 15:18 · Matthew 23:34–36 · Isaiah 49:7 · Luke 19:14 · Hosea 5:7 · John 15:23–25

Zechariah 11:9 Matthew 13:10–11 · Jeremiah 43:11 · Revelation 22:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.