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Zechariah 13:1

בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
הַה֗וּא
hûwʼ
the — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
יִֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
מָק֣וֹר
mâqôwr
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
נִפְתָּ֔ח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
לְבֵ֥ית
bayith
to/for — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דָּוִ֖יד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yâshab
and to/for — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
לְחַטַּ֖את
chaṭṭâʼâh
to/for — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
וּלְנִדָּֽה
niddâh
and to/for — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
Zechariah 13:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the people of Jerusalem for [cleansing from] sin and impurity.
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“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the people of Jerusalem for [cleansing from] sin and impurity.
Zechariah 13:1
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