Zechariah 7:2

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Zechariah 7:2, word by word

And Bethelבֵּיתbet

Bethel

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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Sharezerשַׂרsar

Sharezer

Sharezer. The name of a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, who with his brother killed his father (2 Kings 19:37). A man of the time of the prophet Zechariah also bears it (Zechariah 7:2).

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and Regem-melechרֶגֶםregem

Regem-melech

Regem-melech, one of the men sent from Bethel to implore YHWH and to ask the priests (Zechariah 7:2).

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and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay

man

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

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to imploreחַלּוֹתchalot

entreat

Literally "soften the face": to plead for someone's favor.

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the faceפְּנֵיpene

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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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.

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Translation note

It can also be understood: “Bethel-sharezer sent Regem-melech and his men.”

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