And do notוְ אַלplanתַּחְשְׁבוּin your heartבִּלְבַבְכֶםevilרָעַתagainst his neighbor,רֵעֵהוּeach of you;אִישׁand do notוּ אַלloveתֶּאֱהָבוּa falseשֶׁקֶרoath;שְׁבֻעַתforכִּיallכָּלtheseאֵלֶּהare things thatאֲשֶׁרI hate,שָׂנֵאתִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה
Zechariah 8:17
Study it in the app“And do not plan in your heart evil against his neighbor, each of you; and do not love a false oath; for all these are things that I hate, declares YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 8:17, word by word
- planתַּחְשְׁבוּtachshvu
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “tachshvu” appears- in your heartלְבַבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- evilרָעַתraat
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raat” appears- against his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- each of youאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- loveתֶּאֱהָבוּteehavu
like
To like something.
Where else “teehavu” appears- a falseשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- oathשְׁבֻעַתshevuat
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevuat” appears- I hateשָׂנֵאתִיsaneti
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “saneti” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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
The context
16These are the things that you shall do: Speak truth each with his neighbor; judge with truth and judgment of peace in your gates.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the word of YHWH Tsevaot came to me, saying,