Haggai 2:9

“‘Greater will be the latter glory of this house than the former,’ says YHWH Tsevaot; ‘and in this place I will give peace,’ declares YHWH Tsevaot.””

Haggai 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Haggai 2:9, word by word

‘Greaterגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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will beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
the latterאַחֲרוֹןacharon

last

What comes at the end or goes behind something else.

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gloryכְּבוֹדkevod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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the former,’רִאשׁוֹןrishon

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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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
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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I will giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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peace,’שָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

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

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The context

8‘Mine is the silver, and mine the gold,’ declares YHWH Tsevaot.

9 · This verse (above)

10On the twenty- fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came to Haggai the prophet, saying,

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