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and the widowוְאַלְמָנָהand the orphan,וְיָתוֹםthe resident alienגֵּרand the afflicted,וְעָנִיdo notאַלexploit;תַּעֲשֹׁקוּand evilוְרָעַתagainst his brother,אָחִיוeach one,אִישׁdo notאַלplanתַּחְשְׁבוּin your heart.”בִּלְבַבְכֶם
Zechariah 7:10
Study it in the app“and the widow and the orphan, the resident alien and the afflicted, do not exploit; and evil against his brother, each one, do not plan in your heart.””
Zechariah: judge with truth and do not exploit widow, orphan or foreignerJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 7:10, word by word
- and the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears- and the orphanיָתוֹםyatom
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yatom” appears- the resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- and the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- exploitתַּעֲשֹׁקוּtaashoku
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “taashoku” appears- and evilרָעַתraat
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raat” appears- against his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- planתַּחְשְׁבוּtachshvu
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “tachshvu” appears- in your heartלְבַבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears
The context
9“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, saying: Judge with judgment of truth, and practice loyal love and mercy each with his brother;
10 · This verse (above)
11But they refused to pay attention, and gave a rebellious shoulder, and their ears they made heavy so as not to hear.