And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat there will beתִּהְיֶהa greatרַבָּהconfusionמְהוּמַתfrom YHWHיְהוָהamong them;בָּהֶםand they will seizeוְהֶחֱזִיקוּeachאִישׁthe handיַדof his neighbor,רֵעֵהוּand his handוְ יָדוֹwill riseעָלְתָהagainstעַלthe handיַדof his neighbor.רֵעֵהוּ
Zechariah 14:13
Study it in the app“And it will happen on that day that there will be a great confusion from YHWH among them; and they will seize each the hand of his neighbor, and his hand will rise against the hand of his neighbor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 14:13, 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- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- a greatרַבָּהraba
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “raba” appears- confusionמְהוּמַתmehumat
confusion, panic
Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.
Where else “mehumat” appears- from 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 seizeהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “hecheziku” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- will riseעָלְתָהalta
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “alta” appears
The context
12And this will be the plague with which YHWH will strike all the peoples that have waged war against Jerusalem: his flesh will waste away while he stands on his feet, and his eyes will waste away in their sockets, and his tongue will waste away in their mouth.
13 · This verse (above)
14And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the nations around will be gathered: gold and silver and garments in great abundance.