And it will happenוְהָיָהthat ifכִּיanyoneאִישׁprophesiesיִנָּבֵאagain,עוֹדhis fatherאָבִיוand his motherוְאִמּוֹwho begot himיֹלְדָיוwill sayוְאָמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו‘You shall notלֹאlive,תִחְיֶהforכִּיyou have spokenדִּבַּרְתָּa lieשֶׁקֶרin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH’;יְהוָהand his fatherאָבִיהוּand his motherוְאִמּוֹwho begot himיֹלְדָיוwill pierce himוּדְקָרֻהוּwhen he prophesies.בְּהִנָּבְאוֹ
Zechariah 13:3
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Zechariah 13:3, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- anyoneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- prophesiesיִנָּבֵאyinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “yinave” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- who begot himיֹלְדָיyolday
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yolday” appears- will sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- liveתִחְיֶהtichye
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “tichye” appears- you have spokenדִּבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears- a lieשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- in the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- of YHWH’יְהוָהyehva
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- will pierce himדְקָרֻdekaru
pierce, thrust through
Pierce: wound by driving in a spear or a sword.
Where else “dekaru” appears
The context
2And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot, that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will not be remembered any more; and also the prophets and the spirit of impurity I will remove from the land.
3 · This verse (above)
4And it will happen on that day that the prophets will be ashamed, each of his vision when he prophesies; and they will not put on a mantle of hair in order to lie.