Zechariah
Zechariah 6:7
7As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As the strong | וְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣ים | wə·hā·’ă·muṣ·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H554 strong |
| went out | יָצְא֗וּ | yā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| they were eager | וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ | way·ḇaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| to go | לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| patrol | לְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ך | lə·hiṯ·hal·lēḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the earth | בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְכ֖וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| patrol | הִתְהַלְּכ֣וּ | hiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the earth | בָאָ֑רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| So they patrolled | וַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָה | wat·tiṯ·hal·laḵ·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the earth | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 16:9 · Zechariah 1:10 · Daniel 7:19 · Job 2:1–2 · Daniel 7:24 · Genesis 13:17 · Job 1:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.