Zechariah 11:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 11:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צֹ֣אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה
hărêgâh
H2028
slaughter
לָכֵ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
עֲנִיֵּ֣י
ʻânîy
H6041
poor
הַצֹּ֑אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וָאֶקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לִ֞י
שְׁנֵ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
מַקְל֗וֹת
maqqêl
H4731
staff
לְאַחַ֞ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
קָרָ֤אתִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
נֹ֨עַם֙
nôʻam
H5278
pleasantness
וּלְאַחַד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
קָרָ֣אתִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
חֹֽבְלִ֔ים
chebel
H2256
cord
וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצֹּֽאן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
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World English Bible Public Domain
So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor," and the other I called "Union," and I fed the flock.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So I became the shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter, for those who dealt in sheep. I took two staffs; one staff I called “Favor” and the other I called “Unity.” In this way I shepherded the flock.
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