Zechariah

Zechariah 1:18–20

¹⁸Then I looked up and saw four horns. ¹⁹So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?”

And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”

²⁰Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I looked up	וָאֶשָּׂ֥א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וָאֵ֑רֶא	wā·’ê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
four	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
horns	קְרָנֽוֹת׃	qə·rā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7161 horn

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I asked	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
the angel	הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
who was speaking	הַדֹּבֵ֥ר	had·dō·ḇêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
with me	בִּ֖י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
What	מָה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are these	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
And he told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
These	אֵ֤לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the horns	הַקְּרָנוֹת֙	haq·qə·rā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7161 horn
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have scattered	זֵר֣וּ	zê·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלָֽם׃ס	wī·rū·šå̄·lå̄m	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
showed me	וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי	way·yar·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7200 see
four	אַרְבָּעָ֖ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
craftsmen	חָרָשִֽׁים׃	ḥā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2796 graver, artificer

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Zechariah 1:18 Joshua 5:13 · 2 Kings 24:1–20 · Daniel 8:3–14

Zechariah 1:19 Zechariah 1:21 · Zechariah 8:14 · Ezra 4:4 · Zechariah 2:2 · Jeremiah 50:17–18 · Ezra 4:7 · Ezra 4:1 · Zechariah 1:9

Zechariah 1:20 Zechariah 10:3–5 · Zechariah 12:2–6 · Zechariah 9:12–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.