Zech 8:4-8 : 4 {
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.4",
"source": "כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת עֹ֤ד יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ זְקֵנִ֣ים וּזְקֵנ֔וֹת בִּרְחֹב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְאִ֧ישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹ בְּיָד֖וֹ מֵרֹ֥ב יָמִֽים׃",
"text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*, *ʿôḏ* *yēšḇû* *zəqēnîm* and-*zəqēnôt* in-*rəḥōḇôt* *Yərûšālāim* and-*ʾîš* *mišʿantô* in-*yāḏô* from-*rōḇ* *yāmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he said/says",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet/again",
"*yēšḇû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will sit/dwell",
"*zəqēnîm*": "masculine plural noun - old men",
"*zəqēnôt*": "feminine plural noun with waw conjunction - and old women",
"*rəḥōḇôt*": "feminine plural noun with preposition bet - in streets/squares",
"*Yərûšālāim*": "proper name - Jerusalem",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun with waw conjunction - and man/each",
"*mišʿantô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff",
"*yāḏô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix, with preposition bet - in his hand",
"*rōḇ*": "masculine singular noun with preposition min - from abundance of",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days"
},
"variants": {
"*yēšḇû*": "will sit/dwell/remain/inhabit",
"*rəḥōḇôt*": "streets/squares/broad places",
"*rōḇ yāmîm*": "abundance of days/great age/multitude of days"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.5",
"source": "וּרְחֹב֤וֹת הָעִיר֙ יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּ יְלָדִ֖ים וִֽילָד֑וֹת מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס",
"text": "And-*rəḥōḇôt* *hāʿîr* *yimmālʾû* *yəlāḏîm* and-*yəlāḏôt* *məśaḥăqîm* in-*rəḥōḇōtêhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*rəḥōḇôt*": "feminine plural noun with waw conjunction - and streets/squares",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the city",
"*yimmālʾû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will be filled",
"*yəlāḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - boys/children",
"*yəlāḏôt*": "feminine plural noun with waw conjunction - and girls",
"*məśaḥăqîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - playing",
"*rəḥōḇōtêhā*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix, with preposition bet - in her streets"
},
"variants": {
"*yimmālʾû*": "will be filled/fulfilled/completed",
"*məśaḥăqîm*": "playing/laughing/sporting/rejoicing"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.6",
"source": "כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵ֗א בְּעֵינֵי֙ שְׁאֵרִית֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵ֑ם גַּם־בְּעֵינַי֙ יִפָּלֵ֔א נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פ",
"text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*, because *yippālēʾ* in-*ʿênê* *šəʾērît* *hāʿām* *hazzeh* in-*hayyāmîm* *hāhēm* also in-*ʿênay* *yippālēʾ* *nəʾum* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he said/says",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies",
"*yippālēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - it will be marvelous/difficult",
"*ʿênê*": "dual noun construct with preposition bet - in eyes of",
"*šəʾērît*": "feminine singular noun construct - remnant of",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective - this",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun, with preposition bet - in the days",
"*hāhēm*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, masculine plural - those",
"*ʿênay*": "dual noun construct with 1st singular suffix, with preposition bet - in my eyes",
"*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct - declaration of"
},
"variants": {
"*yippālēʾ*": "will be marvelous/difficult/wonderful/impossible",
"*šəʾērît*": "remnant/remainder/residue/survivors"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.7",
"source": "כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִזְרָ֑ח וּמֵאֶ֖רֶץ מְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃",
"text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt*, *hinənî* *môšîaʿ* *ʿammî* from-*ʾereṣ* *mizrāḥ* and-from-*ʾereṣ* *məḇôʾ* *haššāmeš*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he said/says",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - divine name",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies",
"*hinənî*": "demonstrative particle with 1st singular suffix - behold me",
"*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - saving/delivering",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with preposition min - from land of",
"*mizrāḥ*": "masculine singular noun - east/rising",
"*məḇôʾ*": "masculine singular construct - entrance/going down of",
"*haššāmeš*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the sun"
},
"variants": {
"*môšîaʿ*": "saving/delivering/rescuing",
"*mizrāḥ*": "east/rising/sunrise",
"*məḇôʾ haššāmeš*": "going down of the sun/west/sunset"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Zechariah.8.8",
"source": "וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י אֹתָ֔ם וְשָׁכְנ֖וּ בְּת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ ס",
"text": "And-*hēḇēʾtî* them and-*šāḵənû* in-midst *Yərûšālāim* and-*hāyû*-to-me to-*ʿām* and-I *ʾehyeh* to-them to-*ʾĕlōhîm* in-*ʾĕmet* and-in-*ṣəḏāqâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*hēḇēʾtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular with waw conjunction - and I will bring",
"*šāḵənû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural with waw conjunction - and they will dwell",
"*Yərûšālāim*": "proper name - Jerusalem",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural with waw conjunction - and they will be",
"*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with preposition lamed - for a people",
"*ʾehyeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will be",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with preposition lamed - for God",
"*ʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun with preposition bet - in truth",
"*ṣəḏāqâ*": "feminine singular noun with preposition bet and waw conjunction - and in righteousness"
},
"variants": {
"*šāḵənû*": "will dwell/inhabit/reside",
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*ṣəḏāqâ*": "righteousness/justice/rightness"
}
}