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And I cutוָאֶגְדַּעmy secondי הַשֵּׁנִיstaff,מַקְלִBonds,הַחֹבְלִיםto breakלְהָפֵרthe brotherhoodהָאַחֲוָהbetweenבֵּיןJudahיְהוּדָהand Israel.וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל
Zechariah 11:14
Study it in the app“And I cut my second staff, Bonds, to break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 11:14, word by word
- And I cutאֶגְדַּעegda
cut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “egda” appears- my secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- staffמַקְלִmakli
staff
A staff for leaning on while walking or for herding; a walking stick or crook.
Where else “makli” appears- Bondsחֹבְלִיםchovlim
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chovlim” appears- to breakהָפֵרhafer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “hafer” appears- the brotherhoodאַחֲוָהachava
brotherhood
Brotherhood, the bond between brothers. It appears only in Zechariah 11:14, where the brotherhood between Judah and Israel is broken.
Where else “achava” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
13And YHWH said to me, “Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of YHWH, to the potter.
14 · This verse (above)
15And YHWH said to me, “Take for yourself once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.