Zechariah 3 — Novel English Bible

1 WaYaRaahay (And see/look me) Ath (the entirety of) Yahawashawai (Joshua) HaKahan (the priest) HaGadawal (showed the high) Imad (stood) LaPanayam (before) Malaak (angel / messenger of Yah) Yahawah (), WaHaShatan (and the Satan) Imad (stood) Il-Yamayanaw (over his right hand) LaShatanaw (to his adversary).

2 WaYaAmar (And said) Yahawah () Al-HaShatan (to the Satan), “YaGair (rebuke), Yahawah () Bak (within him you) HaShatan (the satan Yes)!, WaYaGair (and rebuke) Yahawah () Bak (within him you) HaBachar (who chosen) BaYarawashalam (in Jerusalem)! HaLawaa (NOT) Zah (this / that / these) Awad (𐤀𐤅𐤃) MaNatzal (Isn't burning stick plucked) MaAsh (from fire)?”

3 Yahawashawai (Joshua) YaHayah (came to pass) Labash (Now cloth / covering) Bagadayam (garments), Tzawaayam (filthy - plural) WaImad (and standing) LaPanayam (before) HaMalaak (the angel).

4 WaYaInah (And he answered) WaYaAmar (and spoke) Al-HaImadayam (to who stood - plural) LaPanayamaw (his before), LaAmar (saying), “HaSawayaraw (𐤎𐤅𐤉𐤓) HaBagadayam (the garments) HaTzawaayam (take the filthy - plural) MaIlayaw (off him).” WaYaAmar (and he said), “Alayaw (to him) Raah (see/look), HaIbarathay (pass over/through), MaIlayak (went up you) Iwanak (your iniquity) WaHaLabash (and [causing] clothe) Athak (the entirety of you) Machalatzahawath (rich clothing - plural).”

5 WaAAmar (And I said), “YaShawayamaw (let set) Tzanayap (𐤑𐤍𐤉𐤐) Tahawar (pure ceremony) Il-Raashaw (over turban his head).” WaYaShawayamaw (and set) HaTzanayap (the 𐤑𐤍𐤉𐤐) HaTahawar (the clean) Il-Raashaw (over turban his head), WaYaLabashaw (and clothed him); Bagadayam (𐤁𐤂𐤃 - plural) WaMalaak (and angel) Yahawah () Imad (stood).

6 WaYaIwad (And protested) Malaak (angel / messenger of Yah) Yahawah () Yahawashawai (Joshua), LaAmar (saying),

7 “Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (thus says) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies): Am-BaDarakay (although - rhetorical in my ways), ‘ThaYalak (you walk) WaAm (and follow instructions), Ath-Mashamarathay (the entirety of my duty / watch) ThaShamar (you keep) WaGam (and indeed / moreover) Athah (you) ThaDayan (you judge) Ath-Bayathay (the entirety of my house), WaGam (and indeed / moreover) ThaShamar (keep/guard) Ath-Chatzaray (the entirety of my courts), WaNathanathay (and give) Lak (for you) Mahalakayam (place of access - plural) BayanaHaImadayam (between among these stand - plural) HaAlah (these).

8 Shamai (Hearken / hear) Naa (now), Yahawashawai (Joshua) HaKahan (the priest), HaGadawal (the high) Athah (you) WaRaiyak (and your fellows) HaYashabayam (who sit - plural) LaPanayamak (your before); HaGadawal (the for they are men) Kay-Ayanashay (surely man) Mawapath (sign): Hamah (they / them) Kay-Hananay (surely behold), MaBawayaa (bring / come) Ath-Ibaday (the entirety of my servant), Tzamach (sprout / spring forth).

9 KayaHanah (Surely Behold) HaAban (behold the stone) AsharaNathanathay (who/that gave) LaPanayam (before) Yahawashawai (Joshua); Il-Aban (over stone) Achath (one) Shabaih (seven) Iyanayam (eyes): Hananay (behold), MaPathach (engrave) Pathawachah (her engraving),’ Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), ‘WaMawashathay (and remove) Ath-Iwan (the entirety of guilt/iniquity) HaAratz (that land) HaHawayaa (which/who/that is) BaYawam (in day) Achad (one).

10 BaYawam (In day),’ HaHawaa (which/who/that is) Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), ‘ThaQaraaw (you invite) Ayash (man) LaRaiw (his neigbor/another person) Al-ThachathaGapan (to under neighbor under vine) WaAl-ThachathaThaanah (and to under fig tree).’”