Zechariah
Zechariah 1:9
9“What are these, my lord?” I asked.
And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are these | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| I asked | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| And the angel | הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ | ham·mal·’āḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| who was speaking | הַדֹּבֵ֣ר | had·dō·ḇêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| with me | בִּ֔י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will show | אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ | ’ar·’e·kā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| you what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they are | הֵ֥מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 4:4–5 · Revelation 7:13–14 · Genesis 31:11 · Zechariah 5:5 · Zechariah 1:19 · Zechariah 2:3 · Daniel 9:22–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.