Zechariah 6:15
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And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
In other translations
And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
Hebrew words
וּרְחוֹקִים׀urechokimand distant [ones]H7350יָבֹאוּyavo'uthey will comeH935וּבָנוּuvanuand they will buildH1129בְּהֵיכַלbeheikhal<in> [the] temple ofH1964יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וִידַעְתֶּםvida'temand you will knowH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635שְׁלָחַנִיshelachanihe has sent meH7971אֲלֵיכֶם'aleikhemto youH413וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961אִם־'im-<if>H518שָׁמוֹעַshamoa'certainly [if] <listen>H8085תִּשְׁמְעוּןtishme'unyou will listen !H8085בְּקוֹלbekolto [the] voice ofH6963יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ ס'eloheikhemGod yourH430
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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