Zechariah

Zechariah 2:1–2

¹Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

²“Where are you going?” I asked.

“To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I lifted	וָאֶשָּׂ֥א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
up my eyes	עֵינַ֛י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and saw	וָאֵ֖רֶא	wā·’ê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
a man	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
with a measuring	מִדָּֽה׃	mid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
line	חֶ֥בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
in his hand	וּבְיָד֖וֹ	ū·ḇə·yā·ḏōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	אָ֖נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
are you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
going	הֹלֵ֑ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
I asked	וָאֹמַ֕ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
To measure	לָמֹד֙	lā·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4058 measure
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
he replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and to determine	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
its width	רָחְבָּ֖הּ	rā·ḥə·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and length	אָרְכָּֽהּ׃	’ā·rə·kāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H753 length

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 2:1 Ezekiel 40:3 · Zechariah 1:16 · Revelation 21:15 · Ezekiel 47:4 · Revelation 11:1 · Ezekiel 40:5 · Zechariah 1:18

Zechariah 2:2 Ezekiel 45:6 · Jeremiah 31:39 · Revelation 21:15–17 · Revelation 11:1 · Ezekiel 48:15–17 · Zechariah 5:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.