Zechariah 11:8
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Berean Study Bible
And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

Young's Literal Translation
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, and my soul is grieved with them, and also their soul hath abhorred me.

King James Bible
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Hebrew
And in one
אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

month
בְּיֶ֣רַח (bə·ye·raḥ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3391: A lunation, month

I dismissed
וָאַכְחִ֛ד (wā·’aḵ·ḥiḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy

three
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

shepherds.
הָרֹעִ֖ים (hā·rō·‘îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

My soul
נַפְשִׁי֙ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

grew impatient
וַתִּקְצַ֤ר (wat·tiq·ṣar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

with [the flock],
בָּהֶ֔ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and their souls
נַפְשָׁ֖ם (nap̄·šām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

also
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

detested
בָּחֲלָ֥ה (bā·ḥă·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 973: To feel a loathing

me.
בִֽי׃ (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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