Zechariah 3:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich apparel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָסִ֛ירוּ הַבְּגָדִ֥ים הַצֹּאִ֖ים מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו רְאֵ֨ה הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי מֵעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ עֲוֺנֶ֔ךָ וְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹתְךָ֖ מַחֲלָצֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿan and wayyōʾmer to the ʿōmdîm before him lēʾmōr, hāsîrû the bəgādîm the ṣōʾîm from upon him, and wayyōʾmer to him, rəʾēh I have heʿĕḇartî from upon you your ʿăwōneka and halbbēš you maḥălāṣôt.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿan*: Qal imperfect waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he answered
• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ʿōmdîm*: Qal active participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones standing
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct with preposition lamed - saying
• *hāsîrû*: Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - remove/take away
• *bəgādîm*: Noun, masculine plural with definite article - the garments
• *ṣōʾîm*: Adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the filthy/dirty
• *rəʾēh*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - see/look
• *heʿĕḇartî*: Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have caused to pass/removed
• *ʿăwōneka*: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your iniquity
• *halbbēš*: Hiphil infinitive absolute - clothing/dressing
• *maḥălāṣôt*: Noun, feminine plural - festal garments/rich robes

Word Meanings

• *ʿōmdîm*: ones standing/attendants/those present
• *hāsîrû*: remove/take away/take off
• *bəgādîm*: garments/clothes/robes
• *ṣōʾîm*: filthy/dirty/soiled
• *heʿĕḇartî*: caused to pass/removed/taken away
• *ʿăwōneka*: your iniquity/your guilt/your sin
• *maḥălāṣôt*: festal garments/rich robes/ceremonial attire

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 36:25 : 25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
• Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
• Luke 1:19 : 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
• Luke 15:22 : 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
• Zech 3:7 : 7 Thus says Jehovah of hosts: If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these that stand by.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
• Rev 19:7-8 : 7 Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright [and] pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
• Zech 3:9 : 9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving there, says Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• John 1:29 : 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
• Rom 3:22 : 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 {G1063} Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• Gal 3:27-28 : 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ. 28 There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one [man] in Christ Jesus.
• Phil 3:7-9 : 7 Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, [even] that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
• Col 3:10 : 10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:
• Heb 8:12 : 12 For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no {G3361} more.
• Rev 5:11 : 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
• Isa 52:1 : 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
• Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
• Zech 3:1 : 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
• 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
• Ps 32:1-2 : 1 [ A Psalm of David. Maschil.] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
• Ps 51:9 : 9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
• Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Isa 6:5-7 : 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin forgiven.