Zechariah

Zechariah 8:16–17

¹⁶These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, ¹⁷do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

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Zechariah 8:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the things	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
you must do	תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ	ta·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
Speak	דַּבְּר֤וּ	dab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1696 speak
truth	אֱמֶת֙	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
to one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	רֵעֵ֔הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
render true	אֱמֶת֙	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
and sound	שָׁל֔וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
judgments	וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט	ū·miš·paṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
in your gates	בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃	bə·ša·‘ă·rê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8179 gate

Zechariah 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
plot	תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙	taḥ·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2803 think, account
evil	רָעַ֣ת	rā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
in your hearts	בִּלְבַבְכֶ֔ם	bil·ḇaḇ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
against your neighbor	רֵעֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
love	תֶּאֱהָ֑בוּ	te·’ĕ·hā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H157 love
to swear	וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת	ū·šə·ḇu·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7621 oath, curse
falsely	שֶׁ֖קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hate	שָׂנֵ֖אתִי	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֛לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Zechariah 8:16 Ephesians 4:25 · Zechariah 7:9 · Psalm 15:2 · Deuteronomy 10:12–13 · Luke 3:8–14 · Zechariah 8:19 · Proverbs 12:19 · Matthew 5:9 · Proverbs 12:17 · Isaiah 9:7 · Amos 5:24 · 1 Peter 1:13–16

Zechariah 8:17 Proverbs 6:16–19 · Malachi 3:5 · Micah 2:1–3 · Proverbs 3:29 · Jeremiah 44:4 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Psalm 10:3 · Psalm 5:5–6 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Zechariah 7:10 · Zechariah 5:3–4 · Proverbs 8:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.