Haggai 1:12

“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.”

Haggai 1:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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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."

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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).

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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."

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the highגָּדוֹלgadol

high

Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.

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priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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listenedיִּשְׁמַעyishma

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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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.

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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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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.

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the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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had sent himשְׁלָחshelach

send

To send someone or something.

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fearedיִּירְאוּyiru

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.”

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