Zechariah 14:13

“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.”

Zechariah 14:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 14:13, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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a greatרַבָּהraba

great

Of great size or power; the one who stands out.

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confusionמְהוּמַתmehumat

confusion, panic

Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.

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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.

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and they will seizeהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

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eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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will riseעָלְתָהalta

rise

To rise: the sun, the smoke.

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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.

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