8{
"verseID": "Zechariah.4.8",
"source": "וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wayĕhî dĕbar-YHWH* to-me *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came",
"*dĕbar-YHWH*": "construct chain: noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - word of YHWH",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayĕhî*": "and it happened/came/was",
"*dĕbar*": "word/message/command",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Zechariah.4.9",
"source": "יְדֵ֣י זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יִסְּד֛וּ הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה וְיָדָ֣יו תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*yĕdê Zĕrubbābel yissĕdû* the-*bayit hazzeh* and-*yādāyw tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh* and-*yādaʿtā* that-*YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt šĕlāḥanî* to-you[plural]",
"grammar": {
"*yĕdê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - hands of",
"*Zĕrubbābel*": "proper noun - Zerubbabel",
"*yissĕdû*": "piel perfect, 3rd plural - have founded/laid",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the house",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular with definite article - this",
"*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands",
"*tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will complete/finish",
"*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will know",
"*YHWH ṣĕbāʾôt*": "divine name + noun, feminine plural construct - YHWH of hosts/armies",
"*šĕlāḥanî*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - has sent me"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕdê*": "hands of/by the hands of",
"*yissĕdû*": "have founded/have laid the foundation of",
"*bayit*": "house/temple/building",
"*tĕbaṣṣaʿnāh*": "will complete/will finish/will accomplish",
"*yādaʿtā*": "you will know/understand/recognize",
"*ṣĕbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes",
"*šĕlāḥanî*": "has sent me/dispatched me"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Zechariah.4.10",
"source": "כִּ֣י מִ֣י בַז֮ לְי֣וֹם קְטַנּוֹת֒ וְשָׂמְח֗וּ וְרָא֞וּ אֶת־הָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛יל בְּיַ֥ד זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל שִׁבְעָה־אֵ֑לֶּה עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הֵ֥מָּה מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "For who has-despised *lĕyôm qĕṭannôt*? And-*śāmĕḥû wĕrāʾû* [direct object marker] the-*ʾeben habbĕdîl* in-hand-of *Zĕrubbābel* seven-these *ʿênê YHWH* they *mĕšôṭĕṭîm* in-all-the-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*lĕyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for day of",
"*qĕṭannôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - small things",
"*śāmĕḥû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they will rejoice",
"*wĕrāʾû*": "waw + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will see",
"*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular - stone",
"*habbĕdîl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tin/plummet",
"*Zĕrubbābel*": "proper noun - Zerubbabel",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*mĕšôṭĕṭîm*": "polel participle, masculine plural - roaming/ranging",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*lĕyôm qĕṭannôt*": "day of small things/day of small beginnings",
"*śāmĕḥû*": "they will rejoice/be glad/be happy",
"*wĕrāʾû*": "and they will see/observe/behold",
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock",
"*habbĕdîl*": "the tin/plummet/lead weight/plumb line",
"*ʿênê*": "eyes of/sight of",
"*mĕšôṭĕṭîm*": "roaming/ranging/going to and fro/patrolling",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world"
}
}