Zechariah
Zechariah 8:16
16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.