Zechariah 2:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֠י הִנְנִ֨י מֵנִ֤יף אֶת־יָדִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ שָׁלָ֖ל לְעַבְדֵיהֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ ס

Transliteration

For hinnî mēnîp ʾet-yādî upon them and wəhāyû šālāl ləʿabdêhem and wîdaʿtem that-YHWH ṣəbāʾôt šəlāḥānî

Grammar Details

• *hinnî*: interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me
• *mēnîp*: participle masculine singular Hiphil of *nûp* - waving/brandishing
• *yādî*: noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand
• *wəhāyû*: conjunction + 3rd person plural perfect Qal of *hāyāh* - and they will be
• *šālāl*: noun masculine singular - spoil/plunder
• *ləʿabdêhem*: preposition + noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their servants
• *wîdaʿtem*: conjunction + 2nd person masculine plural perfect Qal of *yādaʿ* - and you will know
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: noun feminine plural - hosts/armies
• *šəlāḥānî*: 3rd person masculine singular perfect Qal of *šālaḥ* + 1st person singular suffix - he sent me

Word Meanings

• *mēnîp*: waving/brandishing/swinging/shaking
• *šālāl*: spoil/plunder/booty/prey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His holy dwelling.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Be silent,{H2013} all flesh,{H1320} before{H6440} Jehovah;{H3068} for he is waked up{H5782} out of his holy{H6944} habitation.{H4583}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Be silent{H2013}{(H8761)}, O all flesh{H1320}, before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}: for he is raised up{H5782}{(H8738)} out of his holy{H6944} habitation{H4583}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Let all flesh be still before the LORDE, for he is rysen out of his holy place.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let all flesh be still before the Lord: for he is raised vp out of his holy place.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let all fleshe be still before the Lorde: for he is raysed vp out of his holy place.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Be silent in the LORD’s presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.

Referenced Verses

• Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
• Ps 68:5 : 5 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.
• Ps 78:65 : 65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior recovering from wine.
• Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by. 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
• Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, as in generations long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces and pierced the dragon?
• Zeph 1:7 : 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.
• Deut 26:15 : 15 Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as you swore to our ancestors.
• Ps 46:10 : 10 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, cuts the spear in two, and burns the chariots with fire.
• 2 Chr 30:27 : 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.
• Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
• Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore, wait for me, declares the LORD, until the day I rise to testify. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation—all the burning heat of my anger. For in the fire of my jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• Rom 9:20 : 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?'
• Isa 57:5 : 5 You burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; you slaughter children in the valleys, under crags of the cliffs.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
• Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and glorious dwelling. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
• Jer 25:30 : 30 Therefore, you are to prophesy all these words to them and tell them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy dwelling. He will roar mightily against His pasture; He will shout like those who tread grapes, shouting aloud against all the inhabitants of the earth.'
• Isa 42:13-15 : 13 The LORD will march out like a warrior; like a man of battle, He will stir up His zeal. He will raise a shout, yes, He will cry out aloud; against His enemies, He will show Himself mighty. 14 For a long time, I have kept silent; I have held my peace and restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry out; I will gasp and pant together. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.