Verse 5
Zechariah 11:5
Noah Webster Bible
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Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲשֶׁ֨ר קֹנֵי/הֶ֤ן יַֽהֲרְגֻ/ן֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ וּ/מֹכְרֵי/הֶ֣ן יֹאמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֖ה וַ/אעְשִׁ֑ר וְ/רֹ֣עֵי/הֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יַחְמ֖וֹל עֲלֵי/הֶֽן
English Translation
Those who acquire them shall be killed and not be guilty, and those who sell them shall say, "Blessed is the Lord," and their shepherds shall not have pity on them.
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