1vay·hi bish·nat ar·ba, le·da·re·ya·vesh ham·me·lech; ha·yah de·var-ha·shem el-ze·char·yah be·'ar·ba·'ah la·cho·desh hat·te·shi·'i be·chis·lev. 2vai·yish·lach beit-el, sar-e·tzer ve·re·gem me·lech va·'a·na·shav; le·chal·lo·vt et-pe·nei ha·shem. 3le·mor el-hak·ko·ha·nim a·sher le·veit-ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt, ve·'el-han·ne·vi·'im le·mor; ha·'ev·keh ba·cho·desh ha·cha·mi·shi, hin·na·zer ka·'a·sher a·si·ti, zeh kam·meh sha·nim. f 4vay·hi de·var-ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt e·lai le·mor. 5e·mor el-kol-am ha·'a·retz, ve·'el-hak·ko·ha·nim le·mor; ki-tzam·tem ve·sa·fo·vd ba·cha·mi·shi u·va·she·vi·'i ve·zeh shiv·'im sha·nah, ha·tzo·vm tzam·tu·ni a·ni. 6ve·chi to·che·lu ve·chi tish·tu; ha·lo·v at·tem ha·'o·che·lim, ve·'at·tem ha·sho·tim. 7ha·lo·v et-had·de·va·rim a·sher ka·ra ha·shem be·yad han·ne·vi·'im ha·ri·sho·nim, bih·yo·vt ye·ru·sha·lim yo·she·vet u·she·le·vah, ve·'a·rei·ha se·vi·vo·tei·ha; ve·han·ne·gev ve·ha·she·fe·lah yo·shev. f

8vay·hi de·var-ha·shem, el-ze·char·yah le·mor. 9koh a·mar ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt le·mor; mish·pat e·met she·fo·tu, ve·che·sed ve·ra·cha·mim, a·su ish et-a·chiv. 10ve·'al·ma·nah ve·ya·to·vm ger ve·'a·ni al-ta·'a·sho·ku; ve·ra·'at ish a·chiv, al-tach·she·vu bil·vav·chem. 11vay·ma·'a·nu le·hak·shiv, vai·yit·te·nu cha·tef so·ra·ret; ve·'a·ze·nei·hem hich·bi·du mi·she·mo·v·a'. 12ve·lib·bam sa·mu sha·mir mi·she·mo·v·a' et-hat·to·v·rah ve·'et-had·de·va·rim a·sher sha·lach ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt be·ru·chov, be·yad han·ne·vi·'im ha·ri·sho·nim; vay·hi ke·tzef ga·do·vl, me·'et ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt. 13vay·hi cha·'a·sher-ka·ra ve·lo sha·me·'u; ken yik·re·'u ve·lo esh·ma, a·mar ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt. 14ve·'e·sa·'a·rem al kol-hag·go·v·yim a·sher lo-ye·da·'um, ve·ha·'a·retz na·sham·mah a·cha·rei·hem, me·'o·ver u·mi·shav; vai·ya·si·mu e·retz-chem·dah le·sham·mah. f