Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:6

6So the seacoast will become a land of pastures,

with wellsb for shepherds and folds for sheep.

Footnotes

  • b 2:6 Or caves or camps

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶלḥe·ḇelNoun - masculine singular constructH2256 cord, territory, band
will becomeוְֽהָיְתָ֞הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
pasturesנְוֺ֛תnə·wōṯNoun - masculine plural constructH5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
with wellsכְּרֹ֥תkə·rōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH3741 cistern
for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםrō·‘îmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7462 pasture, tend, graze
and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתwə·ḡiḏ·rō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH1448 wall
for sheepצֹֽאן׃ṣōnNoun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.