Zechariah 6:12

“And you shall say to him, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, saying: Look, a man whose name is sprout; and from his place he will sprout, and he will build the temple of YHWH.”

Zechariah 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 6:12, word by word

And you shall sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

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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.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

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a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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whose nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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is sproutצֶמַחtsemach

growth, sprout

What springs from the ground: plants, vegetation; a shoot.

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he will sproutיִצְמָחyitsmach

sprout

Sprout, spring up; begin to grow.

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and he will buildבָנָהvana

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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the templeהֵיכַלhechal

temple

Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.

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Translation note

“Sprout” and “will sprout” are from the same root in Hebrew; “sprout” is the same word as in 3:8.

The context

11And take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

12 · This verse (above)

13And he will build the temple of YHWH, and he will bear majesty, and will sit and rule on his throne; and he will be a priest on his throne, and counsel of peace will be between the two of them.’

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