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And he showed meוַיַּרְאֵנִיJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַthe highהַגָּדוֹלpriestהַכֹּהֵןstandingעֹמֵדbeforeלִפְנֵיthe angelמַלְאַךְof YHWH,יְהוָהand the Satanוְהַשָּׂטָןstandingעֹמֵדatעַלhis rightיְמִינוֹto accuse him.לְשִׂטְנוֹ
Zechariah 3:1
Study it in the app“And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of YHWH, and the Satan standing at his right to accuse him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 3:1, word by word
- And he showed meיַּרְאֵyare
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “yare” appears- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- the highגָּדוֹלgadol
high
Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.
Where else “gadol” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- standingעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of 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- and the Satanשָּׂטָןsatan
Satan
A being who appears before YHWH as the accuser of people.
Where else “satan” appears- his rightיְמִינyemin
right side
The right side.
Where else “yemin” appears- to accuse himשִׂטְנsitn
oppose, accuse
To oppose, to accuse: to set oneself against someone. "Satan", "the adversary", comes from this root.
Where else “sitn” appears
Translation note
“The Satan”: with the article, “the accuser,” as in Job 1-2; his name comes from the verb “accuse,” which is in the same verse.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And YHWH said to the Satan, “May YHWH rebuke you, Satan; and may YHWH rebuke you, he who has chosen Jerusalem. Is not this a brand snatched from the fire?”