Zechariah 2:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land, and He will again choose Jerusalem.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָחַ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ חֶלְק֔וֹ עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּבָחַ֥ר ע֖וֹד בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

And wənāḥal YHWH ʾet-yəhûdāh ḥelqô upon ʾadmat haqqōdeš and ûbāḥar again in yərûšālā(i)m

Grammar Details

• *wənāḥal*: conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular perfect Qal of *nāḥal* - and he will inherit/possess
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *ḥelqô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his portion
• *ʾadmat*: noun feminine singular construct - land of
• *haqqōdeš*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the holiness/sanctuary
• *ûbāḥar*: conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular perfect Qal of *bāḥar* - and he will choose
• *yərûšālā(i)m*: proper noun - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

• *nāḥal*: inherit/possess/take possession
• *ḥelqô*: his portion/his inheritance/his share
• *haqqōdeš*: the holiness/the sanctuary/the holy place

Other Translations

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.