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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתPeoplesעַמִּיםwill yetעֹד אֲשֶׁרcome,יָבֹאוּand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof manyרַבּוֹתcities;עָרִים
Zechariah 8:20
Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Peoples will yet come, and the inhabitants of many cities;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 8:20, 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- Peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- comeיָבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of manyרַבּוֹתrabot
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabot” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears
The context
19“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah joy and gladness and good festivals; so love truth and peace.
20 · This verse (above)
21and the inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, ‘Let us go now to implore the face of YHWH, and to seek YHWH Tsevaot; I also will go.’