And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִיthe thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתinto the fire,בָּאֵשׁand refine themוּצְרַפְתִּיםas one refinesכִּצְרֹףsilver,הַכֶּסֶףand test themוּבְחַנְתִּיםas one testsכִּבְחֹןgold.הַזָּהָבHeהוּאwill callיִקְרָאon my name,בִשְׁמִיand Iוַאֲנִיwill answerאֶעֱנֶהhim;אֹתוֹI will say,אָמַרְתִּי‘Heהוּאis my people’;עַמִּיand heוְהוּאwill say,יֹאמַר‘YHWHיְהוָהis my Elohim.’”אֱלֹהָי
Zechariah 13:9
Study it in the app“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.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “shelishit” appears- into the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and refine themצְרַפְתִּיtserafti
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “tserafti” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and test themבְחַנְתִּיvechanti
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “vechanti” appears- goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- will callיִקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- on my nameשְׁמִshemi
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appears- will answerאֶעֱנֶהeene
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “eene” appears- I will sayאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- is my people’עַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” 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- is my Elohim.’אֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears
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.
9 · This verse (above)