Zechariah 3:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י ׀ הִנֵּ֣ה הָאֶ֗בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַ֙תִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עַל־אֶ֥בֶן אַחַ֖ת שִׁבְעָ֣ה עֵינָ֑יִם הִנְנִ֧י מְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּמַשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־עֲוֺ֥ן הָאָֽרֶץ־הַהִ֖יא בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃

Transliteration

For behold the ʾeḇen which I nātattî before Yəhôšuaʿ, upon ʾeḇen one, seven ʿênāyim. Behold I am məpattēaḥ pittūḥāh, nəʾum YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt, and I will umaštî ʾet-ʿăwōn the ʾāreṣ-that in yôm one.

Grammar Details

• *ʾeḇen*: Noun, feminine singular - stone
• *nātattî*: Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have placed/given
• *Yəhôšuaʿ*: Proper name, Joshua
• *ʿênāyim*: Noun, feminine plural construct - eyes
• *məpattēaḥ*: Piel participle, masculine singular - engraving
• *pittūḥāh*: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its engraving
• *nəʾum*: Noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of
• *YHWH*: Divine name, tetragrammaton
• *ṣəḇāʾôt*: Noun, feminine plural construct - of hosts/armies
• *umaštî*: Qal perfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I will remove
• *ʿăwōn*: Noun, masculine singular construct - iniquity of
• *ʾāreṣ*: Noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land
• *yôm*: Noun, masculine singular - day

Word Meanings

• *ʾeḇen*: stone/rock
• *nātattî*: placed/given/set
• *ʿênāyim*: eyes/facets/aspects
• *məpattēaḥ*: engraving/opening/carving
• *pittūḥāh*: its engraving/its inscription
• *nəʾum*: declaration of/utterance of/oracle of
• *umaštî*: remove/wipe away
• *ʿăwōn*: iniquity/guilt/sin
• *ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground
• *yôm*: day/time

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  See, the stone I have set before Joshua! There are seven eyes on that stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For, behold, the stone{H68} that I have set{H5414} before{H6440} Joshua;{H3091} upon one{H259} stone{H68} are seven{H7651} eyes:{H5869} behold, I will engrave{H6605} the graving{H6603} there, says{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and I will remove{H4185} the iniquity{H5771} of that land{H776} in one{H259} day.{H3117}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For behold the stone{H68} that I have laid{H5414}{(H8804)} before{H6440} Joshua{H3091}; upon one{H259} stone{H68} shall be seven{H7651} eyes{H5869}: behold, I will engrave{H6605}{(H8764)} the graving{H6603} thereof, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and I will remove{H4185}{(H8804)} the iniquity{H5771} of that land{H776} in one{H259} day{H3117}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for lo, the stone that I haue layed before Iesua: vpon one stone shalbe vij. eyes. Beholde, I will hewe him out (saieth the LORDE of hoostes) and take awaye the synne of that londe in one daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For loe, the stone that I haue layd before Iehoshua: vpon one stone shalbe seuen eyes: beholde, I will cut out the grauing thereof, saith the Lord of hostes, and I will take away the iniquitie of this land in one day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For lo, the stone that I haue layde before Iosua, vpon one stone shalbe seuen eyes: beholde, I wyll cut out the grauing therof, saith the Lorde of hoastes, and I wyll take away the sinne of the lande in one day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving of it,' says Yahweh of Hosts, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For lo, the stone that I put before Joshua, On one stone `are' seven eyes, Lo, I am graving its graving, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have removed the iniquity of that land in one day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For see, the stone which I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: see, the design cut on it will be my work, says the Lord of armies, and I will take away the sin of that land in one day.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As for the stone I have set before Joshua– on the one stone there are seven eyes. I am about to engrave an inscription on it,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,‘to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.
• Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders refused has become the chief cornerstone.
• Jer 50:20 : 20 In those days and at that time, says the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I reserve.
• Zech 4:10 : 10 For who has despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
• Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
• 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
• Heb 9:25-26 : 25 Not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place every year with the blood of others; 26 For then He would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
• 1 Tim 2:5-6 : 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave Himself as a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
• Rev 5:6 : 6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
• Heb 7:27 : 27 Who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for he did this once, when he offered up himself.
• Heb 10:10-18 : 10 By that will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest stands daily ministering and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God; 13 From that time onward waiting till his enemies are made his footstool. 14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 15 The Holy Spirit also is a witness to us; for after he had said before, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them, 17 And their sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more. 18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
• 1 Pet 2:4-8 : 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
• 1 John 2:2 : 2 And he is the atonement for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
• 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 Forasmuch as you are clearly shown to be the letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of the heart.
• Eph 2:16-17 : 16 And that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were near.
• Col 1:20-21 : 20 And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether things on earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled
• Isa 53:4-9 : 4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we considered him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement for our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he does not open his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off from the land of the living: for the transgression of my people he was stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge, my righteous servant shall justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
• Exod 28:21 : 21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.
• Exod 28:36 : 36 And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day, there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for impurities.
• Matt 21:42-44 : 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? 43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing its fruits. 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.
• John 1:29 : 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
• John 6:27 : 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.
• Acts 4:11 : 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.
• Dan 9:24-27 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the middle of the week, he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
• Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
• Zech 3:4 : 4 And he answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And to him he said, See, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich attire.
• Exod 28:11 : 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.