Zechariah

Zechariah 2:8

⁸For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me^a against the nations that have plundered you — for whoever touches you touches the apple^b of His eye —

Footnotes

a 2:8 Or After the Glorious One has sent Me or After He has honored Me and sent Me
b 2:8 Or the pupil

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֣ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֒	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
says	אָמַר֮	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
After His Glory	כָּב֔וֹד	kā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
has sent Me	שְׁלָחַ֕נִי	šə·lā·ḥa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֖ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that have plundered you	הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים	haš·šō·lə·lîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7997 draw out
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
whoever touches	הַנֹּגֵ֣עַ	han·nō·ḡê·a‘	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
you	בָּכֶ֔ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
touches	נֹגֵ֖עַ	nō·ḡê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the apple	בְּבָבַ֥ת	bə·ḇā·ḇaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H892 hollowed, pupil of the eye
of His eye	עֵינֽוֹ׃	‘ê·nōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

Cross-references

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Psalm 17:8 · Deuteronomy 32:10 · John 15:21–23 · John 14:26 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6 · Psalm 105:13–15 · Matthew 25:40 · Joel 3:2–8 · Jeremiah 50:17–18 · 1 John 4:14 · Obadiah 1:10–16 · Isaiah 48:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.