Haggai 1:13

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Haggai 1:13, word by word

And 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 messengerמַלְאַךְmalach

messenger

Someone sent on an errand.

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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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spokeיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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with the messageמַלְאֲכוּתmalachut

message

A message: what a messenger carries on behalf of someone else. It appears only in Haggai 1:13, of the message of YHWH that the prophet passes on.

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to the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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Translation note

“Messenger”: the same word as “angel”; here it designates the prophet.

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