On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthere will beיִהְיֶהonעַלthe bellsמְצִלּוֹתof the horses,הַסּוּס‘Holinessקֹדֶשׁto YHWH’;לַיהוָהandוְthe potsהַסִּירוֹתin the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהwill beהָיָהlike the bowlsכַּמִּזְרָקִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe altar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
Zechariah 14:20
Study it in the app“On that day there will be on the bells of the horses, ‘Holiness to YHWH’; and the pots in the house of YHWH will be like the bowls before the altar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 14:20, word by word
- On that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- there will beיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- the bellsמְצִלּוֹתmetsilot
bell
A bell hanging from the harness of horses. It appears only in Zechariah 14:20, where it will bear “Holiness to YHWH.”
Where else “metsilot” appears- of the horsesסּוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- ‘Holinessקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- to YHWH’יהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- the potsסִּירוֹתsirot
pot
A large vessel of bronze or clay in which food was cooked over the fire.
Where else “sirot” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- like the bowlsמִּזְרָקִיםmizrakim
basin
Basin for sprinkling the blood of the sacrifices; also a bowl.
Where else “mizrakim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
Translation note
“Holiness to YHWH” was what was engraved on the gold plate of the high priest's turban (Exodus 28:36). On that day even the most ordinary things will be consecrated.
The context
19This will be the sin of Egypt and the sin of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
20 · This verse (above)
21And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holiness to YHWH Tsevaot; and all who sacrifice will come and take from them and cook in them; and there will no longer be a merchant in the house of YHWH Tsevaot on that day.