“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתsaying:לֵאמֹרJudgeשְׁפֹטוּwith judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof truth,אֱמֶתand practiceעֲשׂוּloyal loveוְחֶסֶדand mercyוְרַחֲמִיםeachאִישׁwith his brother;אֶת אָחִיו
Zechariah 7:9
Study it in the app““Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, saying: Judge with judgment of truth, and practice loyal love and mercy each with his brother;”
Zechariah: judge with truth and do not exploit widow, orphan or foreignerJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 7:9, 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- Judgeשְׁפֹטוּshefotu
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shefotu” appears- with judgmentמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of truthאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- and practiceעֲשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- and mercyרַחֲמִיםrachamim
compassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachamim” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- with his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears
The context
8And the word of YHWH came to Zechariah, saying,
9 · This verse (above)
10and the widow and the orphan, the resident alien and the afflicted, do not exploit; and evil against his brother, each one, do not plan in your heart.”