Zechariah 14:21

“And 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.”

Zechariah 14:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 14:21, word by word

potסִירsir

pot

A large vessel of bronze or clay in which food was cooked over the fire.

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in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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and in Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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holinessקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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who sacrificeזֹּבְחִיםzovchim

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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will comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and takeלָקְחוּlakchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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and cookבִשְּׁלוּvishlu

boil

To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.

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a merchantכְנַעֲנִיchenaani

merchant

A person who buys and sells, as the Canaanites of the coast did.

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in the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

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Translation note

The word is “Canaanite,” which also means “merchant” (Proverbs 31:24). Compare John 2:16.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

20On 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.

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