Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.4.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י מָ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה רֹאֶ֑ה *ויאמר **וָאֹמַ֡ר רָאִ֣יתִי ׀ וְהִנֵּ֣ה מְנוֹרַת֩ זָהָ֨ב כֻּלָּ֜הּ וְגֻלָּ֣הּ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֗הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֤ה נֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ שִׁבְעָ֤ה וְשִׁבְעָה֙ מֽוּצָק֔וֹת לַנֵּר֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer* to-me what you *rōʾeh*? *wāʾōmar rāʾîtî* and-behold *mĕnôrat zāhāb kullāh wĕgullāh* upon-*rōšāh* and-seven *nērōteyhā* upon-it seven and-seven *mûṣāqôt* for-the-*nērôt* which upon-*rōšāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*rōʾeh*": "qal active participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said", "*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/have seen", "*mĕnôrat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - lampstand of", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*kullāh*": "noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - all of it", "*wĕgullāh*": "waw + noun, feminine singular - and bowl/oil reservoir", "*rōšāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its top/head", "*nērōteyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its lamps", "*mûṣāqôt*": "hophal participle, feminine plural - pipes/channels", "*nērôt*": "noun, masculine plural - lamps" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/answered", "*rōʾeh*": "seeing/perceiving/observing", "*wāʾōmar*": "and I said/answered/replied", "*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/beheld/observed", "*mĕnôrat*": "lampstand/menorah/candelabrum of", "*zāhāb*": "gold/golden material", "*kullāh*": "all of it/entirely/wholly", "*gullāh*": "bowl/oil reservoir/circular crown", "*mûṣāqôt*": "pipes/channels/tubes/conduits", "*nērôt*": "lamps/lights" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.4.6", "source": "וַיַּ֜עַן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֚ה דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א בְחַ֙יִל֙ וְלֹ֣א בְכֹ֔חַ כִּ֣י אִם־בְּרוּחִ֔י אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wayyaʿan wayyōʾmer* to-me *lēʾmōr* this *dĕbar-YHWH* to-*Zĕrubbābel lēʾmōr* not by-*ḥayil* and-not by-*kōaḥ* but if-by-*rûḥî* says *YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt*", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying", "*dĕbar-YHWH*": "construct chain: noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - word of YHWH", "*Zĕrubbābel*": "proper noun - Zerubbabel", "*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - might/power/army", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/power", "*rûḥî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my spirit", "*YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt*": "divine name + noun, feminine plural construct - YHWH of hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿan*": "and he answered/responded/replied", "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say", "*dĕbar*": "word/message/command", "*ḥayil*": "might/power/army/wealth/strength", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might/ability", "*rûḥî*": "my spirit/breath/wind", "*ṣĕbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.4.9", "source": "יְדֵ֣י זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יִסְּד֛וּ הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה וְיָדָ֣יו תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*yĕdê Zĕrubbābel yissĕdû* the-*bayit hazzeh* and-*yādāyw tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh* and-*yādaʿtā* that-*YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt šĕlāḥanî* to-you[plural]", "grammar": { "*yĕdê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of", "*Zĕrubbābel*": "proper noun - Zerubbabel", "*yissĕdû*": "piel perfect, 3rd plural - have founded/laid", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular with definite article - this", "*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will complete/finish", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will know", "*YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt*": "divine name + noun, feminine plural construct - YHWH of hosts/armies", "*šĕlāḥanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - has sent me" }, "variants": { "*yĕdê*": "hands of/by the hands of", "*yissĕdû*": "have founded/have laid the foundation of", "*bayit*": "house/temple/building", "*tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh*": "will complete/will finish/will accomplish", "*yādaʿtā*": "you will know/understand/recognize", "*ṣĕbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes", "*šĕlāḥanî*": "has sent me/dispatched me" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.4.10", "source": "כִּ֣י מִ֣י בַז֮ לְי֣וֹם קְטַנּוֹת֒ וְשָׂמְח֗וּ וְרָא֞וּ אֶת־הָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛יל בְּיַ֥ד זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל שִׁבְעָה־אֵ֑לֶּה עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הֵ֥מָּה מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "For who has-despised *lĕyôm qĕṭannôt*? And-*śāmĕḥû wĕrāʾû* [direct object marker] the-*ʾeben habbĕdîl* in-hand-of *Zĕrubbābel* seven-these *ʿênê YHWH* they *mĕšôṭĕṭîm* in-all-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*lĕyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for day of", "*qĕṭannôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - small things", "*śāmĕḥû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they will rejoice", "*wĕrāʾû*": "waw + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will see", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone", "*habbĕdîl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tin/plummet", "*Zĕrubbābel*": "proper noun - Zerubbabel", "*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH", "*mĕšôṭĕṭîm*": "polel participle, masculine plural - roaming/ranging", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*lĕyôm qĕṭannôt*": "day of small things/day of small beginnings", "*śāmĕḥû*": "they will rejoice/be glad/be happy", "*wĕrāʾû*": "and they will see/observe/behold", "*ʾeben*": "stone/rock", "*habbĕdîl*": "the tin/plummet/lead weight/plumb line", "*ʿênê*": "eyes of/sight of", "*mĕšôṭĕṭîm*": "roaming/ranging/going to and fro/patrolling", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Zechariah.4.12", "source": "וָאַ֣עַן שֵׁנִ֔ית וָאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָ֑יו מַה־שְׁתֵּ֞י שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י הַזֵּיתִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּיַ֗ד שְׁנֵי֙ צַנְתְּר֣וֹת הַזָּהָ֔ב הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב׃", "text": "*wāʾaʿan šēnît wāʾōmar* to-him what-two *šibbălê* the-*zētîm* which by-hand-of two *ṣantĕrôt* the-*zāhāb* the-*mĕrîqîm* from-upon-them the-*zāhāb*?", "grammar": { "*wāʾaʿan*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I answered", "*šēnît*": "ordinal number, feminine singular - second time", "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said", "*šibbălê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - branches of", "*zētîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the olive trees", "*ṣantĕrôt*": "noun, feminine dual construct - pipes/tubes of", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gold", "*mĕrîqîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones emptying/pouring out", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gold" }, "variants": { "*wāʾaʿan*": "and I answered/responded/replied", "*šēnît*": "second time/again", "*wāʾōmar*": "and I said/spoke/asked", "*šibbălê*": "branches/ears/clusters of", "*zētîm*": "olive trees", "*ṣantĕrôt*": "pipes/tubes/channels/conduits of", "*zāhāb*": "gold/golden material", "*mĕrîqîm*": "emptying/pouring out/draining/flowing" } }