And his feetוְ רַגְלָיוwill standעָמְדוּon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאonעַלthe Mountהַרof Olives,הַזֵּתִיםwhichאֲשֶׁרis facingעַל פְּנֵיJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםon the east;מִקֶּדֶםand the Mountוְ הַרof Olivesהַזֵּיתִיםwill be splitנִבְקַעin its middleמֵחֶצְיוֹtoward the eastמִזְרָחָהand toward the west,וָיָמָּהmaking a veryמְאֹדgreatגְּדוֹלָהvalley;גֵּיאand halfוּ חֲצִיof the mountainהָהָרwill moveמָשׁtoward the north,צָפוֹנָהand its other halfוְחֶצְיוֹtoward the south.נֶגְבָּה
Zechariah 14:4
Study it in the app“And his feet will stand on that day on the Mount of Olives, which is facing Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle toward the east and toward the west, making a very great valley; and half of the mountain will move toward the north, and its other half toward the south.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 14:4, word by word
- And his feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears- will standעָמְדוּamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amdu” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- of Olivesזֵּתִיםzetim
olive tree
A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.
Where else “zetim” appears- is facingפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- on the eastקֶּדֶםkedem
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appears- will be splitנִבְקַעnivka
split
To cleave something in two, like wood or the sea.
Where else “nivka” appears- in its middleחֶצְיchetsy
middle
The central point of something, like the middle of the night.
Where else “chetsy” appears- toward the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- and toward the westיָמָּyama
west
Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.
Where else “yama” appears- making a veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- valleyגֵּיאge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- will moveמָשׁmash
depart
To shift from its place.
Where else “mash” appears- toward the northצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- toward the southנֶגְבָּnegba
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negba” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
3And YHWH will go out and fight against those nations, as on the day when he fought on the day of battle.
4 · This verse (above)
5And you will flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal; and you will flee as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And YHWH my Elohim will come, and all the holy ones with you.