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And YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill inheritנָחַלJudahיְהוּדָהas his portionחֶלְקוֹinעַלthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁland,אַדְמַתand will againוּ עוֹדchooseבָחַרJerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Zechariah 2:12
Study it in the app“And YHWH will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 2:12, word by word
- And 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- will inheritנָחַלnachal
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “nachal” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- as his portionחֶלְקchelk
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelk” appears- the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- landאַדְמַתadmat
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “admat” appears- chooseבָחַרvachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vachar” appears- Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
Translation note
It is the only time the Bible calls the land of Israel “the holy land.”
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
11And 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.
12 · This verse (above)
13Silence, all flesh, before YHWH! For he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.