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Zechariah 13:4

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

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וְהָיָ֣הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַה֗וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יֵבֹ֧שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.הַנְּבִיאִ֛יםhanviimthe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹmechezyonvofrom visionחִזָּיוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from vision”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2384a revelation, expectation by dreamvision.בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹbehinaveotvoin prophesyנָבָאpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in prophesy”, the to-form of the verbH5012to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.וְלֹ֧אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִלְבְּשׁ֛וּyilbeshvclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.אַדֶּ֥רֶתaderetgarmentאַדֶּרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH155something ample (as a large vine, a wide dress)garment, glory, goodly, mantle, robe.שֵׂעָ֖רsearhairשֵׂעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hair”, the ordinary formH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.לְמַ֥עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.כַּחֵֽשׁkacheshfailכָּחַשׁverb, piel, infinitive construct — “fail”, the to-form of the verbH3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be brought to shame every one through his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive:

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Ashamed are the prophets, each of his vision, in his prophesying, And they put not on a hairy robe to deceive.

World English Bible

It will happen in that day that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they won’t wear a hairy mantle to deceive,

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive.

Douay-Rheims

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be confounded, every one by his own vision, when he shall prophesy, neither shall they be clad with a garment of sackcloth, to deceive:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be brought to shame every one through his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he prophesies; and they shall clothe themselves with a garment of hair, because they have lied.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καταισχυνθήσονται οἱ προφῆται, ἕκαστος ἐκ τῆς ὁράσεως αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ προφητεύειν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐνδύσονται δέῤῥιν τριχίνην, ἀνθʼ ὧν ἐψεύσαντο.