Zechariah
Zechariah 3:8–9
8Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch. 9See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes.d Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
Footnotes
- d 3:9 Or facets
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Zechariah 3:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שְֽׁמַֽע־ | šə·ma‘- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| now | נָ֞א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| O high | הַגָּד֗וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| priest | הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ׀ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your companions | וְרֵעֶ֙יךָ֙ | wə·rê·‘e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| seated | הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים | hay·yō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| who are indeed | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a sign | מוֹפֵ֖ת | mō·w·p̄êṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4159 wonder, sign, portent |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| behold | הִנְנִ֥י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am going to bring | מֵבִ֛יא | mê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| My servant | עַבְדִּ֖י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| the Branch | צֶֽמַח׃ | ṣe·maḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H6780 sprout, growth |
Zechariah 3:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the stone | הָאֶ֗בֶן | hā·’e·ḇen | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| I have set | נָתַ֙תִּי֙ | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| that one | אַחַ֖ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| stone | אֶ֥בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| are seven | שִׁבְעָ֣ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| eyes | עֵינָ֑יִם | ‘ê·nā·yim | Noun - cd | H5869 eye |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֧י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will engrave on it | מְפַתֵּ֣חַ | mə·p̄at·tê·aḥ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6605 open |
| an inscription | פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ | pit·tu·ḥāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6603 engraving |
| declares | נְאֻם֙ | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| and I will remove | וּמַשְׁתִּ֛י | ū·maš·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H4185 depart, remove |
| the iniquity | עֲוֺ֥ן | ‘ă·wōn | Noun - common singular construct | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| of this | הַהִ֖יא | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| land | הָאָֽרֶץ־ | hā·’ā·reṣ- | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| in a single | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | בְּי֥וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 3:8 Isaiah 11:1 · Jeremiah 23:5 · Zechariah 6:12 · Jeremiah 33:15 · Isaiah 53:2 · Isaiah 42:1 · Isaiah 20:3 · Isaiah 4:2 · Ezekiel 17:22–24 · Isaiah 49:5 · Ezekiel 12:11 · Isaiah 52:13
Zechariah 3:9 Zechariah 4:10 · Jeremiah 50:20 · Revelation 5:6 · Isaiah 28:16 · Psalm 118:22 · Jeremiah 31:34 · Hebrews 9:25–26 · Matthew 21:42–44 · 1 Peter 2:4–8 · Romans 9:33 · 1 Timothy 2:5–6 · Micah 7:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.