5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 7:5:1 ⧉אֱמֹר֙emorsay Zechariah 7:5:2 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־עַ֣םelkalamto all people of Zechariah 7:5:3 ⧉הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe land Zechariah 7:5:4 ⧉וְאֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםveelhakohanimand to the priests Zechariah 7:5:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Zechariah 7:5:6 ⧉כִּֽי־צַמְתֶּ֨םkitsametemthat you fasted Zechariah 7:5:7 ⧉וְסָפ֜וֹדvesafodand mourned Zechariah 7:5:8 ⧉בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣יbakhamishiin the fifth Zechariah 7:5:9 ⧉וּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יuvasheviiand in the seventh Zechariah 7:5:10 ⧉וְזֶה֙vezeand this Zechariah 7:5:11 ⧉שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiveimseventy Zechariah 7:5:12 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear Zechariah 7:5:13 ⧉הֲצ֥וֹםhatsomthe fast Zechariah 7:5:14 ⧉צַמְתֻּ֖נִיtsametunidid you fast for me Zechariah 7:5:15 ⧉אָֽנִי׃aniI |
5. Formal Translation Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, “When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for seventy years, was it for Me{Yahweh, Fasting Recipient} that you fasted?” |
5. Dynamic Translation Tell all the people of the land and the priests, “During those seventy years when you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months, did you fast for Me{Yahweh, Covenant Judge}?” |