Zechariah 8:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽהָלְכ֡וּ יֹשְׁבֵי֩ אַחַ֨ת אֶל־אַחַ֜ת לֵאמֹ֗ר נֵלְכָ֤ה הָלוֹךְ֙ לְחַלּוֹת֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אֵלְכָ֖ה גַּם־אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And-hāləḵû yōšəḇê one to-another lēʾmōr, nēləḵâ hālôḵ to-ḥallôt pənê YHWH and-to-ḇaqqēš YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt ʾēləḵâ also-I.

Grammar Details

• *hāləḵû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural masculine with waw conjunction - and they will go
• *yōšəḇê*: qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
• *nēləḵâ*: qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural - let us go
• *hālôḵ*: qal infinitive absolute - going
• *ḥallôt*: piel infinitive construct with preposition lamed - to entreat/soften
• *pənê*: masculine plural construct with direct object marker - face of
• *YHWH*: proper name - divine name
• *ḇaqqēš*: piel infinitive construct with preposition lamed and waw conjunction - and to seek
• *ṣəḇāʾôt*: plural noun in construct state - of hosts/armies
• *ʾēləḵâ*: qal imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - let me go

Word Meanings

• *hālôḵ*: going/walking/proceeding [intensifies the verb]
• *ḥallôt pənê*: to entreat the face of/to seek the favor of/to implore
• *ḇaqqēš*: to seek/search for/require

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  and the inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD and seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the inhabitants{H3427} of one{H259} [city] shall go{H1980} to another,{H259} saying,{H559} Let us go{H3212} speedily{H1980} to entreat{H2470} the favor{H6440} of Jehovah,{H3068} and to seek{H1245} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} I will go{H3212} also.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of one{H259} city shall go{H1980}{(H8804)} to another{H259}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} speedily{H1980}{(H8800)} to pray{H2470}{(H8763)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and to seek{H1245}{(H8763)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}: I will go{H3212}{(H8799)} also.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they that dwell in one cite, shal go to another, sayenge: Vp, let vs go, and praye before the LORDE, let vs seke the LORDE of hoostes, I wil go with you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they that dwell in one citie, shal go to another, saying, Vp, let vs go & pray before the Lord, and seeke the Lord of hostes: I wil go also.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they that dwell in one citie shall go to another saying, Up, let vs go and pray before the Lorde, let vs seeke the Lorde of hoastes: I wyll go with you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the inhabitants of one shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Hosts. I will go also.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Yea, gone have inhabitants of one To another, saying: We go diligently, To appease the face of Jehovah, To seek Jehovah of Hosts -- I go, even I.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the inhabitants of one `city' shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the people of one town go to another and say, Let us certainly go with a request for grace from the Lord, and to give worship to the Lord of armies, then I will go with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the inhabitants of one shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The inhabitants of one will go to another and say,“Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the LORD, to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’

Referenced Verses

• Zech 7:2 : 2 When they sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
• Ps 103:22 : 22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
• Ps 122:1-9 : 1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together: 4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. 7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
• Ps 146:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live, I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.