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Zechariah 11:8

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

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וָאַכְחִ֛דvaakhchidand concealכָּחַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and conceal”, the next action in the storyH3582to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroyconceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.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).שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתsheloshetthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “third”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).הָרֹעִ֖יםharoimthe companionרָעָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.בְּיֶ֣רַחbeyerachin monthיֶרַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in month”, the ordinary formH3391a lunation, i.e. monthmonth, moon.אֶחָ֑דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וַתִּקְצַ֤רvatiqtsarand much discouragedקָצַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and much discouraged”, the next action in the storyH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.נַפְשִׁי֙nafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…בָּהֶ֔םbaheminבָּהֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inוְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.נַפְשָׁ֖םnafshamcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…בָּחֲלָ֥הbachalahabhorבָּחַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH973to loathabhor, get hastily (from the margin for H926 (בָּהַל)).בִֽיviinבִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; 'for My soul became impatient of them, and their soul also loathed Me.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, and my soul is grieved with them, and also their soul hath abhorred me.

World English Bible

I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

Darby Translation

And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.

Douay-Rheims

And I cut off three shepherds in one month, and my soul was straitened in their regard: for their soul also varied in my regard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; 'for My soul became impatient of them, and their soul also loathed Me.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul shall grieve over them, for their souls cried out against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξαρῶ τοὺς τρεῖς ποιμένας ἐν μηνὶ ἑνὶ, καὶ βαρυνθήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ γὰρ αἱ ψυχαὶ αὐτῶν ἐπωρύοντο ἐπʼ ἐμέ.