Zechariah 2:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Sing and rejoice, Daughter of Zion, for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst,' declares the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָנִּ֥י וְשִׂמְחִ֖י בַּת־צִיּ֑וֹן כִּ֧י הִנְנִי־בָ֛א וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י בְתוֹכֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Rānnî and śimḥî bat-ṣiyyôn for hinnî-bāʾ and wəšāḵantî bətôḵēḵ nəʾum-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *Rānnî*: imperative feminine singular Qal of *rānan* - sing/rejoice
• *śimḥî*: imperative feminine singular Qal of *śāmaḥ* - rejoice
• *bat*: noun feminine singular construct - daughter of
• *ṣiyyôn*: proper noun - Zion
• *hinnî*: interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me
• *bāʾ*: participle masculine singular Qal of *bôʾ* - coming
• *wəšāḵantî*: conjunction + 1st person singular perfect Qal of *šāḵan* - and I will dwell
• *bətôḵēḵ*: preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your midst
• *nəʾum*: noun masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh

Word Meanings

• *rānan*: sing/rejoice/cry out
• *śāmaḥ*: rejoice/be glad
• *šāḵan*: dwell/abide/tabernacle

Other Translations

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.