King James Version

Zephaniah 2:6

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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וְֽהָיְתָ֞הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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.חֶ֣בֶלchevelcompanyחֶבֶלnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.הַיָּ֗םhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).נְוֺ֛תneotcomelyנָוֶהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.כְּרֹ֥תkerotcottageכָּרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cottage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3741a meadowcottage.רֹעִ֖יםroimcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “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.וְגִדְר֥וֹתvegidrotand cote hedgeגְּדֵרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and cote hedge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1448enclosure (especially for flocks)(sheep-) cote (fold) hedge, wall.צֹֽאןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages [for] shepherds, and folds [for] a flock.

World English Bible

The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

Darby Translation

and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Douay-Rheims

And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Crete shall be a pasture of flocks, and a fold of sheep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται Κρήτη νομὴ ποιμνίων, καὶ μάνδρα προβάτων.