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And the stripוְ חֶבֶלof the seaהַיָּםwill becomeהָיְתָהpastures,נְוֺתmeadowsכְּרֹתfor shepherds,רֹעִיםand foldsוְגִדְרוֹתfor sheep.צֹאן
Zephaniah 2:6
Study it in the app“And the strip of the sea will become pastures, meadows for shepherds, and folds for sheep.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 2:6, word by word
- And the stripחֶבֶלchevel
allotment
A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.
Where else “chevel” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- will becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- pasturesנְוֺתnevot
pasture
Where the flock rests.
Where else “nevot” appears- meadowsכְּרֹתkerot
meadow
A meadow, pasture land for flocks.
Where else “kerot” appears- for shepherdsרֹעִיםroim
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appears- and foldsגִדְרוֹתgidrot
sheep pen
A stone enclosure where sheep are penned.
Where else “gidrot” appears- for sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
5Woe to the inhabitants of the strip of the sea, nation of the Cherethites! The word of YHWH is against you: “Canaan, land of the Philistines, I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And the strip will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; on them they will graze; in the houses of Ashkelon in the evening they will lie down; for YHWH their Elohim will attend to them and turn back their captivity.