Zechariah
Zechariah 8:21
21and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the residents | יֹשְׁבֵי֩ | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of one | אַחַ֨ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| city will go | וְֽהָלְכ֡וּ | wə·hā·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| another | אַחַ֜ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Let us go | נֵלְכָ֤ה | nê·lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| at once to plead | לְחַלּוֹת֙ | lə·ḥal·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2470 be weak, sick |
| before | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and to seek | וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | ū·lə·ḇaq·qêš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1245 seek |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| I | אָֽנִי׃ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| myself | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| am going | אֵלְכָ֖ה | ’ê·lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 7:2 · Psalm 146:1–2 · Hosea 6:3 · Psalm 103:22 · Psalm 122:1–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.