And they will beוְהָיוּlike mighty menכְגִבֹּרִיםtramplingבּוֹסִיםin the mudבְּטִיטof the streetsחוּצוֹתin battle;בַּמִּלְחָמָהand they will fight,וְנִלְחֲמוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis with them,עִמָּםand they will put to shameוְהֹבִישׁוּthe ridersרֹכְבֵיof horses.סוּסִים
Zechariah 10:5
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 10:5, word by word
- And they will beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- like mighty menגִבֹּרִיםgiborim
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “giborim” appears- tramplingבּוֹסִיםbosim
trample
To tread down hard.
Where else “bosim” appears- in the mudטִיטtit
mud, clay
Mud, clay; the mire of the streets or of the bottom of a pit. Also the potter's clay.
Where else “tit” appears- of the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot
street
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chutsot” appears- in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and they will fightנִלְחֲמוּnilchamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamu” appears- 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- and they will put to shameהֹבִישׁוּhovishu
be ashamed
To feel shame and be left with a lowered face.
Where else “hovishu” appears- the ridersרֹכְבֵיrochve
rider
The one mounted on a horse: messenger or soldier.
Where else “rochve” appears- of horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears
The context
4From him the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the bow of war; from him will come out every ruler, together.
5 · This verse (above)
6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph I will save, and I will bring them back, for I have had mercy on them; and they will be as though I had not rejected them; for I am YHWH their Elohim, and I will answer them.