Zechariah 2:4
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And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.
In other translations
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413רֻץrutzrunH7323דַּבֵּרdaberspeakH1696אֶל־'el-toH413הַנַּעַרhana'arthe young manH5288הַלָּזhalazthisH1975לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559פְּרָזוֹתperazotopen regionsH6519תֵּשֵׁבteshevit will remainH3427יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389מֵרֹבmerofrom [the] multitude ofH7230אָדָם'adamperson[s]H120וּבְהֵמָהuvehemahand livestockH929בְּתוֹכָהּ׃betokhahin [the] midst of itH8432
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