Zechariah 3:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your associates sitting before you, who are symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֞א יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ ׀ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֗וֹל אַתָּה֙ וְרֵעֶ֙יךָ֙ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מוֹפֵ֖ת הֵ֑מָּה כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֥י מֵבִ֛יא אֶת־עַבְדִּ֖י צֶֽמַח׃

Transliteration

šəmaʿ-nāʾ Yəhôšuaʿ the kōhēn the gādôl, you and your rēʿeyka the yōšḇîm before you, for ʾanšê môpēt hēmmāh; for behold I am mēḇîʾ ʾet-my ʿaḇdî ṣemaḥ.

Grammar Details

• *šəmaʿ*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - hear/listen
• *nāʾ*: Particle of entreaty - please/now
• *Yəhôšuaʿ*: Proper name, Joshua
• *kōhēn*: Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the priest
• *gādôl*: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the great/high
• *rēʿeyka*: Noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your companions
• *yōšḇîm*: Qal active participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones sitting/dwelling
• *ʾanšê*: Noun, masculine plural construct - men of
• *môpēt*: Noun, masculine singular - wonder/sign
• *hēmmāh*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
• *mēḇîʾ*: Hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing
• *ʿaḇdî*: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my servant
• *ṣemaḥ*: Noun, masculine singular - Branch/Sprout

Word Meanings

• *rēʿeyka*: your companions/your friends/your associates
• *yōšḇîm*: ones sitting/ones dwelling/ones residing
• *ʾanšê*: men of/persons of
• *môpēt*: wonder/sign/portent/symbol
• *mēḇîʾ*: bringing/causing to come
• *ʿaḇdî*: my servant/my attendant
• *ṣemaḥ*: branch/sprout/growth (messianic title)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who sit before you: for they are a wondrous sign: for behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hear{H8085} now, O Joshua{H3091} the high{H1419} priest,{H3548} you and your fellows{H7453} that sit{H3427} before{H6440} you; for they are men{H582} that are a sign:{H4159} for, behold, I will bring forth{H935} my servant{H5650} the Branch.{H6780}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} now, O Joshua{H3091} the high{H1419} priest{H3548}, thou, and thy fellows{H7453} that sit{H3427}{(H8802)} before{H6440} thee: for they are men{H582} wondered at{H4159}: for, behold, I will bring forth{H935}{(H8688)} my servant{H5650} the BRANCH{H6780}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Heare o Iesua thou hye prest, thou & thy frendes that dwell before the, for they are woderous people. Beholde, I will bringe forth the braunch of my seruaunt:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare now, O Iehoshua the hie Priest, thou and thy felowes that sit before thee: for they are monstruous persons: but behold, I wil bring forth the Branche my seruant.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare O Iosua thou hie priest, thou & thy felowes that sit before thee, for they are monstruous persons: behold, I wyl bring foorth the braunche my seruaunt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type `are' they,) For lo, I am bringing in My servant -- a Shoot.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give ear now, O Joshua, the high priest, you and your friends who are seated before you; for these are men who are a sign: for see, I will let my servant the Branch be seen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 11:1 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Zech 6:12 : 12 Tell him: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Here is a man whose name is Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
• Isa 53:2 : 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him.
• Ezek 12:11 : 11 Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.’
• Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and splendor of the survivors of Israel.
• Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.
• Isa 49:5 : 5 And now this is what the Lord says—He who formed me in the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob back to Him and gather Israel to Himself. For I have been honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has been my strength.
• Isa 52:13 : 13 Behold, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised up, lifted high, and greatly exalted.
• Isa 8:18 : 18 Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Isa 20:3 : 3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,'
• Ezek 17:22-24 : 22 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I Myself will take a branch from the top of a lofty cedar and plant it. I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. 24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’
• Isa 53:11 : 11 After his suffering, he will see the result and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
• Jer 33:15 : 15 In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
• Ezek 24:24 : 24 Thus Ezekiel shall be a sign to you. You shall do just as he has done. When this comes, you will know that I am the Lord God.
• Ezek 34:23-24 : 23 I will place over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
• Ezek 34:29 : 29 I will provide them with a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the disgrace of the nations.
• Ezek 37:24 : 24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees.
• Isa 49:3 : 3 He said to me, 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my glory.'
• Luke 1:78 : 78 Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us,
• 1 Cor 4:9-9 : 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole world—to angels as well as to men. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless. 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it. 13 When we are slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the scum of the earth, the refuse of all, even until now.
• Phil 2:6-8 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man, 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
• Ps 71:7 : 7 I have become a sign to many, but you are my strong refuge.