Zechariah 2:11

“And many nations will join themselves to YHWH on that day, and they will be a people to me; and I will dwell in your midst,” and you will know that YHWH Tsevaot has sent me to you.”

Zechariah 2:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 2:11, word by word

And manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
nationsגוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
will join themselvesנִלְווּnilvu

join

To join oneself to someone and be bound to him.

Where else “nilvu” appears
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
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
and they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
a peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
and I will dwellשָׁכַנְתִּיshachanti

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

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in your midstתוֹכֵtoche

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toche” appears
and you will knowיָדַעַתְּyadaat

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “yadaat” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

Where else “tsevaot” appears
has sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shelaach” appears

The context

10“Shout for joy and rejoice, daughter of Zion, for look, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst, declares YHWH.

11 · This verse (above)

12And YHWH will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

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