Zechariah
Zechariah 1:8
8I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I looked out | רָאִ֣יתִי׀ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| into the night | הַלַּ֗יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| riding | רֹכֵב֙ | rō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a red | אָדֹ֔ם | ’ā·ḏōm | Adjective - masculine singular | H122 red |
| horse | ס֣וּס | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| He | וְה֣וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was standing | עֹמֵ֔ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| among | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the myrtle trees | הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים | ha·hă·ḏas·sîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1918 myrtle |
| in the hollow | בַּמְּצֻלָ֑ה | bam·mə·ṣu·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4699 shade |
| and behind him | וְאַחֲרָיו֙ | wə·’a·ḥă·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| were red | אֲדֻמִּ֔ים | ’ă·ḏum·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H122 red |
| sorrel | שְׂרֻקִּ֖ים | śə·ruq·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H8320 sorrel |
| and white | וּלְבָנִֽים׃ | ū·lə·ḇā·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H3836 white |
| horses | סוּסִ֣ים | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 6:4 · Isaiah 55:13 · Isaiah 41:19 · Revelation 2:1 · Zechariah 13:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.