Zechariah 14:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in those camps, as that plague.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכֵ֨ן תִּֽהְיֶ֜ה מַגֵּפַ֣ת הַסּ֗וּס הַפֶּ֙רֶד֙ הַגָּמָ֣ל וְהַחֲמ֔וֹר וְכָ֨ל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹת הָהֵ֑מָּה כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

Transliteration

And wəḵēn tihyeh maggēpat hassûs happered haggāmāl wəhaḥămôr wəḵol-habbəhēmâ ʾăšer yihyeh bammaḥănôt hāhēmmâ kammaggēpâ hazzōʾt.

Grammar Details

*wəḵēn*: waw-conjunction + adverb - and thus/so
*tihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be
*maggēpat*: feminine singular construct - plague of
*hassûs*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the horse
*happered*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the mule
*haggāmāl*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the camel
*wəhaḥămôr*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with definite article - and the donkey
*wəḵol*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular construct - and all
*habbəhēmâ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the beasts/cattle
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
*yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
*bammaḥănôt*: preposition + masculine plural noun with definite article - in the camps
*hāhēmmâ*: demonstrative pronoun masculine plural - those
*kammaggēpâ*: preposition + feminine singular noun with definite article - like the plague
*hazzōʾt*: demonstrative adjective feminine singular with definite article - this

Word Meanings

*wəḵēn*: and thus/so/likewise
*tihyeh*: will be/happen/occur
*maggēpat*: plague/stroke/affliction of
*habbəhēmâ*: the beasts/cattle/livestock
*bammaḥănôt*: in the camps/encampments
*kammaggēpâ*: like the plague/slaughter/affliction

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Zech 14:12 : 12 And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

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