King James Version

Zechariah 9:11

As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “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.אַ֣תְּattheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.בְּדַםbedamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.בְּרִיתֵ֗ךְberitekheconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, 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.שִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיshilachtisendשָׁלַחverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֲסִירַ֨יִךְ֙asirayikhboundאָסִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH615bound, i.e. a captive(those which are) bound, prisoner.מִבּ֔וֹרmiborfrom cisternבּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from cistern”, the ordinary formH953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַ֖יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).בּֽוֹbvoinבּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also thou — by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it.

World English Bible

As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

Darby Translation

As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Douay-Rheims

Thou also by the blood of thy testament hast sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit, wherein is no water.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou by the blood of thy covenant hast sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit that has no water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σὺ ἐν αἵματι διαθήκης σου ἐξαπέστειλας δεσμίους σου ἐκ λάκκου οὐκ ἔχοντος ὕδωρ.