Zechariah 13:9

“And I will bring the third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as one tests gold. He will call on my name, and I will answer him; I will say, ‘He is my people’; and he will say, ‘YHWH is my Elohim.’””

Zechariah 13:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 13:9, word by word

And I will bringהֵבֵאתִיheveti

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “heveti” appears
the thirdשְּׁלִשִׁיתshelishit

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

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into the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and refine themצְרַפְתִּיtserafti

test

To test people as silver is purified.

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silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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and test themבְחַנְתִּיvechanti

test, examine

Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.

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goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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will callיִקְרָאyikra

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

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on my nameשְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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will answerאֶעֱנֶהeene

hear prayer

God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.

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I will sayאָמַרְתִּיamarti

say

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

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is my people’עַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my 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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is my Elohim.’אֱלֹהָeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

8And it will happen in all the land, declares YHWH, that two parts in it will be cut off and expire, and the third will be left in it.

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