Zechariah 7:1

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{ "verseID": "Zechariah.7.1", "source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָ֗ה בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃", "text": "And *wa-yəhî* in year *ʾarbaʿ* to *dārəyāweš* the *meleḵ*, *hāyāh* *dəḇar-YHWH* unto *zəḵaryāh*, in *ʾarbāʿāh* to month the ninth in *kislēw*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number, feminine - four", "*dārəyāweš*": "proper noun, masculine - Darius", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came", "*dəḇar-YHWH*": "construct phrase - word of YHWH", "*zəḵaryāh*": "proper noun, masculine - Zechariah", "*ʾarbāʿāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - four/fourth", "*kislēw*": "proper noun - Chislev (month name)" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was", "*hāyāh*": "happened/came/was", "*dəḇar-YHWH*": "word of YHWH/message of YHWH/command of YHWH" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָ֗ה בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃

Transliteration

And wa-yəhî in year ʾarbaʿ to dārəyāweš the meleḵ, hāyāh dəḇar-YHWH unto zəḵaryāh, in ʾarbāʿāh to month the ninth in kislēw.

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened
• *ʾarbaʿ*: cardinal number, feminine - four
• *dārəyāweš*: proper noun, masculine - Darius
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *hāyāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: construct phrase - word of YHWH
• *zəḵaryāh*: proper noun, masculine - Zechariah
• *ʾarbāʿāh*: cardinal number, masculine - four/fourth
• *kislēw*: proper noun - Chislev (month name)

Word Meanings

• *wa-yəhî*: and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was
• *hāyāh*: happened/came/was
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: word of YHWH/message of YHWH/command of YHWH

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto hariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it happened in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, even in Chislev.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It happened also in the fourth yeare of kynge Darius, that the worde of the LORDE came vnto Zachary in the fourth daye of the ix. moneth, which is calleth Casleu:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in the fourth yeere of King Darius, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, euen in Chisleu,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in the fourth yere of king Darius, the word of the lorde came vnto Zacharia in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, which is called Casleu,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth `day' of the ninth month, even in Chislev.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, even in Chislev.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about in the fourth year of King Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month Chislev.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Hypocrisy of False Fasting In King Darius’ fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, the LORD’s message came to Zechariah.

Referenced Verses

• Neh 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.1.1", "source": "דִּבְרֵ֥י נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־כִּסְלֵיו֙ שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה׃", "text": "*Dibrê* *Nəḥemyāh* *ben*-*Ḥăkalyāh* *wa-yəhî* in-*ḥōdeš*-*Kislêw* *šənat* *ʿeśrîm* *wa-ănî* *hāyîtî* in-*Šûšan* *ha-bîrāh*.", "grammar": { "*Dibrê*": "construct state, masculine plural - words/accounts of", "*Nəḥemyāh*": "proper name, masculine singular", "*ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of", "*Ḥăkalyāh*": "proper name, masculine singular", "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular construct - month of", "*Kislêw*": "proper name, month name", "*šənat*": "construct state, feminine singular - year of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*wa-ănî*": "waw conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - and I", "*hāyîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was", "*Šûšan*": "proper name, locative", "*ha-bîrāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the citadel/palace/capital" }, "variants": { "*Dibrê*": "words/affairs/accounts/matters", "*wa-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*bîrāh*": "citadel/palace/fortress/capital" } }
• Zech 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Zechariah.1.1", "source": "בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔ה בֶּן־עִדּ֥וֹ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר", "text": "In *ḥōdeš* the *šᵉmînî*, in *šānat* *šᵉtayim* to *dārᵉyāveš*, *hāyāh* *dᵉbar*-*YHWH* to-*zᵉkarᵉyāh* *ben*-*bereḵᵉyāh* *ben*-*ʿiddô* the *nāḇî* to *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*ḥōdeš*": "noun masculine singular construct - month", "*šᵉmînî*": "adjective masculine singular with definite article - eighth", "*šānat*": "noun feminine singular construct - year of", "*šᵉtayim*": "numeral feminine dual - two", "*dārᵉyāveš*": "proper noun with preposition *lᵉ* - to/for Darius", "*hāyāh*": "verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came", "*dᵉbar*": "noun masculine singular construct - word of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*zᵉkarᵉyāh*": "proper noun with preposition *ʾel* - to Zechariah", "*ben*": "noun masculine singular construct - son of", "*bereḵᵉyāh*": "proper noun - Berechiah", "*ʿiddô*": "proper noun - Iddo", "*nāḇî*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the prophet", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*hāyāh*": "happened/came/was", "*dᵉbar*": "word/message/matter", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say" } }
• Ezra 6:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Ezra.6.14", "source": "וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י *נביאה **נְבִיָּ֔א וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס׃", "text": "And the *śāḇê Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ* were *bānayin* and *maṣlᵉḥîn* through the *nᵉḇûʾaṯ* of *Ḥaggay* the *nᵉḇîʾāʾ* and *Zᵉḵaryāh bar-ʿIddôʾ*. And they *bᵉnô* and *šaḵlilû* by *ṭaʿam ʾĕlāh Yiśrāʾēl* and by *ṭᵉʿēm* of *Kôreš* and *Dāryāweš* and *ʾArtaḥšaśtᵉʾ* *meleḵ Pārās*.", "grammar": { "*śāḇê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of", "*Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "gentile plural noun - the Jews", "*bānayin*": "verb, Peal participle, masculine plural - building", "*maṣlᵉḥîn*": "verb, Haphel participle, masculine plural - prospering/succeeding", "*nᵉḇûʾaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - prophecy of", "*Ḥaggay*": "proper noun - Haggai", "*nᵉḇîʾāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the prophet", "*Zᵉḵaryāh*": "proper noun - Zechariah", "*bar-ʿIddôʾ*": "patronymic - son of Iddo", "*bᵉnô*": "verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they built", "*šaḵlilû*": "verb, Shafel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they completed", "*min-ṭaʿam*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from command of", "*ʾĕlāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - God of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*min-ṭᵉʿēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from decree of", "*Kôreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus", "*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius", "*ʾArtaḥšaśtᵉʾ*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*Pārās*": "proper noun - Persia" }, "variants": { "*bānayin*": "building/constructing", "*maṣlᵉḥîn*": "prospering/succeeding/having success", "*nᵉḇûʾaṯ*": "prophecy/prophesying", "*nᵉḇîʾāʾ*": "prophet/seer", "*bᵉnô wᵉšaḵlilû*": "built and completed/constructed and finished", "*min-ṭaʿam*": "by command of/according to decree of", "*ʾĕlāh Yiśrāʾēl*": "God of Israel/Israel's deity", "*meleḵ Pārās*": "king of Persia/Persian king" } } 15 { "verseID": "Ezra.6.15", "source": "וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר דִּי־הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃ פ", "text": "And was *šêṣîʾ* the *baytāh dᵉnāh* by day three of the month *ʾĂḏār*, which is *šᵉnat-šēt* of the *malḵût* of *Dāryāweš* the *malkāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wᵉšêṣîʾ*": "verb, Shafel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was completed", "*baytāh*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the house/building", "*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until/by", "*yôm tᵉlāṯāh*": "noun phrase - day three/third day", "*yᵉraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - month of", "*ʾĂḏār*": "proper noun - Adar (month name)", "*dî-hîʾ*": "relative particle + pronoun - which is", "*šᵉnat-šēt*": "construct + numeral - year six/sixth year", "*malḵût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - reign of", "*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king" }, "variants": { "*šêṣîʾ*": "was completed/was finished", "*baytāh dᵉnāh*": "this house/this temple", "*yôm tᵉlāṯāh*": "third day/day three", "*yᵉraḥ ʾĂḏār*": "month of Adar/Adar month (12th month)", "*šᵉnat-šēt*": "sixth year/year six", "*malḵût*": "reign/kingdom/rule" } }
• Hag 2:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Haggai.2.10", "source": "בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבָּעָה֙ לַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ הָיָה֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "On-*ʿeśrîm* and-*ʾarbāʿāh* to-*hattəšîʿî* in-*šənat* *šəttayim* to-*dārəyāweš* *hāyāh* *dəbar*-*YHWH* to-*Ḥaggay* *hannābîʾ* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*ʾarbāʿāh*": "cardinal number, feminine - four", "*hattəšîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the ninth [month]", "*šənat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - year of", "*šəttayim*": "cardinal number, feminine - two", "*dārəyāweš*": "proper name - Darius", "*hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came", "*dəbar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*Ḥaggay*": "proper name - Haggai", "*hannābîʾ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the prophet", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*hāyāh*": "was/came/happened", "*dəbar-YHWH*": "word of YHWH/message from YHWH", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say" } }
• Hag 2:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Haggai.2.20", "source": "וַיְהִ֨י דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שֵׁנִית֙ אֶל־חַגַּ֔י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And-*yəhî* *dəbar*-*YHWH* *šēnît* to-*Ḥaggay* in-*ʿeśrîm* and-*ʾarbāʿāh* to-*ḥōdeš* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - it came", "*dəbar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*šēnît*": "adverb - second time", "*Ḥaggay*": "proper name - Haggai", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*ʾarbāʿāh*": "cardinal number, feminine - four", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*yəhî dəbar-YHWH*": "the word of YHWH came/YHWH's message came", "*šēnît*": "second time/again", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say" } }