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Zechariah 11:10

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

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וָאֶקַּ֤חvaeqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַקְלִי֙maqlistaffמַקֵּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “staff”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4731a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)rod, (hand-)staff.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נֹ֔עַםnoambeautyנֹעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH5278agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or gracebeauty, pleasant(-ness).וָאֶגְדַּ֖עvaegdaand cutגָּדַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and cut”, the next action in the storyH1438to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anythingcut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.אֹת֑וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לְהָפֵיר֙lehafeyrto breakפָּרַרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to break”, the to-form of the verbH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּרִיתִ֔יberiticonfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…כָּרַ֖תִּיkaraticovenantכָּרַתverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “covenant”, a completed actionH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעַמִּֽיםhaamimthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I took my staff Graciousness, and cut it asunder, 'that I might break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:

World English Bible

I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

Darby Translation

And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Douay-Rheims

And I took my rod that was called Beauty, and I cut it asunder to make void my covenant, which I had made with all people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I took my staff Graciousness, and cut it asunder, 'that I might break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break my covenant which I made with all the people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λήψομαι τὴν ῥάβδον μου τὴν καλὴν, καὶ ἀποῤῥίψω αὐτὴν, τοῦ διασκεδάσαι τὴν διαθήκην μου, ἣν διεθέμην πρὸς πάντας τοὺς λαοὺς,