And Zerubbabelוַ זְרֻבָּבֶלsonבֶּןof Shealtiel,שַׁלְתִּיאֵלand Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַsonבֶּןof Jehozadak,יְהוֹצָדָקthe highהַגָּדוֹלpriest,הַכֹּהֵןand allוְכֹלthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof the peopleהָעָםlistenedיִּשְׁמַעto the voiceבְּקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand toוְעַלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof Haggaiחַגַּיthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםhad sent him;שְׁלָחוֹand the peopleוַ הָעָםfearedיִּירְאוּbeforeמִפְּנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Haggai 1:12
Study it in the app“And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people listened to the voice of YHWH their Elohim and to the words of Haggai the prophet, as YHWH their Elohim had sent him; and the people feared before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Haggai 1:12, word by word
- And Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלzerubavel
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Shealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵלshaltiel
Shealtiel
Shealtiel: a son of King Jeconiah, born in exile; other passages name him as the father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2). The name means "I have asked God."
Where else “shaltiel” appears- and Joshuaיהוֹשֻׁעַyhoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yhoshua” appears- of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָקyehotsadak
Jehozadak
Jehozadak: a priest, son of Seraiah, who went into exile in Babylon; father of the high priest Joshua (Haggai 1:1). The name means "YHWH is righteous."
Where else “yehotsadak” appears- the highגָּדוֹלgadol
high
Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.
Where else “gadol” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- listenedיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- to the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of Haggaiחַגַּיchagay
Haggai
Haggai: a prophet who, together with Zechariah, encouraged the Jews to build the house of God again. His name means "festive". His messages are in the book of Haggai.
Where else “chagay” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- had sent himשְׁלָחshelach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelach” appears- fearedיִּירְאוּyiru
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yiru” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears
The context
11And I called for a drought on the land and on the mountains, and on the grain and on the new wine and on the oil, and on what the ground brings forth, and on human beings and on livestock, and on all the labor of their hands.”
12 · This verse (above)
13And Haggai, the messenger of YHWH, spoke with the message of YHWH to the people, saying, “I am with you, declares YHWH.”