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From himמִמֶּנּוּthe cornerstone,פִנָּהfrom himמִמֶּנּוּthe tent peg,יָתֵדfrom himמִמֶּנּוּthe bowקֶשֶׁתof war;מִלְחָמָהfrom himמִמֶּנּוּwill come outיֵצֵאeveryכָלruler,נוֹגֵשׂtogether.יַחְדָּו
Zechariah 10:4
Study it in the app“From him the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the bow of war; from him will come out every ruler, together.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 10:4, word by word
- the cornerstoneפִנָּהfina
corner
The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.
Where else “fina” appears- the tent pegיָתֵדyated
peg
A spike driven in to hold a tent, or a nail in a wall.
Where else “yated” appears- the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- will come outיֵצֵאyetse
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “yetse” appears- rulerנוֹגֵשׂnoges
taskmaster
One who forces others to work harshly.
Where else “noges” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears
Translation note
“Ruler” is the same word that in 9:8 is translated “oppressor”; here it can be understood as one who commands with authority.
The context
3“Against the shepherds my anger has burned, and the male goats I will call to account; for YHWH Tsevaot has attended to his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his horse of majesty in battle.
4 · This verse (above)
5And they will be like mighty men trampling in the mud of the streets in battle; and they will fight, for YHWH is with them, and they will put to shame the riders of horses.