5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 11:5:1 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwho or which Zechariah 11:5:2 ⧉קֹנֵיהֶ֤ןkonehentheir buyers Zechariah 11:5:3 ⧉יַֽהֲרְגֻן֙yaharegunkill them Zechariah 11:5:4 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Zechariah 11:5:5 ⧉יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּyeeshamuthey are held guilty Zechariah 11:5:6 ⧉וּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןumokhrehenand their sellers Zechariah 11:5:7 ⧉יֹאמַ֔רyomarsays Zechariah 11:5:8 ⧉בָּר֥וּךְbarukhblessed Zechariah 11:5:9 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Zechariah 11:5:10 ⧉וַאעְשִׁ֑רvaeshirand I become rich Zechariah 11:5:11 ⧉וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םveroehemand their shepherds Zechariah 11:5:12 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Zechariah 11:5:13 ⧉יַחְמ֖וֹלyakhmolhas compassion Zechariah 11:5:14 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃alehenon them |
5. Formal Translation Those whose buyers kill them and are not held guilty, and whose sellers say, “Blessed be the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter}, for I have become rich,” and their shepherds do not have compassion on them. |
5. Dynamic Translation Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, “Blessed be the LORD {Yahweh, Irreverently Invoked}; I am rich.” Even their shepherds show no mercy on them. |