Zechariah
Zechariah 8:13
13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have been | הֱיִיתֶ֨ם | hĕ·yî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a curse | קְלָלָ֜ה | qə·lā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7045 curse |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| O house | בֵּ֤ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and house | וּבֵ֣ית | ū·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| so | כֵּ֚ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I will save | אוֹשִׁ֣יעַ | ’ō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and you will be | וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a blessing | בְּרָכָ֑ה | bə·rā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּירָ֖אוּ | tî·rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| let your hands | יְדֵיכֶֽם׃ס | yə·ḏê·ḵem | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| be strong | תֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָה | te·ḥĕ·zaq·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 16:13 · Genesis 12:2–3 · Zephaniah 3:20 · Psalm 72:17 · Zechariah 8:9 · Ruth 4:11–12 · Ezekiel 5:15 · Zechariah 10:6–9 · Galatians 3:28–29 · Jeremiah 29:18 · Daniel 9:11 · Psalm 44:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.