Zechariah
Zechariah 2:11–12
11“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. 12And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
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.
Zechariah 2:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| many | רַבִּ֤ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| nations | גוֹיִ֨ם | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| will join | וְנִלְווּ֩ | wə·nil·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3867 join |
| themselves to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and they will become | וְהָ֥יוּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| people | לְעָ֑ם | lə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| I will dwell | וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֣י | wə·šā·ḵan·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| among you | בְתוֹכֵ֔ךְ | ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| and you will know | וְיָדַ֕עַתְּ | wə·yā·ḏa·‘at | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| has sent Me | שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to you | אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ | ’ê·lā·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
Zechariah 2:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will take possession | וְנָחַ֨ל | wə·nā·ḥal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| as His portion | חֶלְק֔וֹ | ḥel·qōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| in | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Holy | הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| Land | אַדְמַ֣ת | ’aḏ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| and He will once again | ע֖וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| choose | וּבָחַ֥ר | ū·ḇā·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 2:11 Revelation 11:15 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Luke 2:32 · Isaiah 45:14 · Acts 28:28 · Zechariah 2:9–10 · Isaiah 19:24–25 · Isaiah 52:10 · Zechariah 8:20–23
Zechariah 2:12 Zechariah 1:17 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Jeremiah 10:16 · Psalm 33:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.