Zechariah 10:5

“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.”

Zechariah 10:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 10:5, word by word

And they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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like mighty menגִבֹּרִיםgiborim

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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tramplingבּוֹסִיםbosim

trample

To tread down hard.

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in the mudטִיטtit

mud, clay

Mud, clay; the mire of the streets or of the bottom of a pit. Also the potter's clay.

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of the streetsחוּצוֹתchutsot

street

The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.

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in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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and they will fightנִלְחֲמוּnilchamu

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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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.

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and they will put to shameהֹבִישׁוּhovishu

be ashamed

To feel shame and be left with a lowered face.

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the ridersרֹכְבֵיrochve

rider

The one mounted on a horse: messenger or soldier.

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of horsesסוּסִיםsusim

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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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.

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