Zechariah 2:8

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Zechariah 2:8, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” 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

Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

Where else “tsevaot” appears

gloryכָּבוֹדkavod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

Where else “kavod” appears

he sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach

send

To send someone or something.

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the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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that plunderשֹּׁלְלִיםshollim

plunder

To strip the defeated of their goods.

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whoever touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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the pupilבָבַתvavat

pupil (of the eye)

The pupil of the eye: what is most delicate and guarded. It appears only in Zechariah 2:8, “whoever touches you touches the pupil of his eye.”

Where else “vavat” appears

of his eyeעֵינen

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “en” appears

Translation note

“After glory he sent me”: a difficult phrase; it can be understood “after showing his glory” or “in pursuit of glory.”

The context