Zechariah 8:8

“and I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them Elohim, in truth and in righteousness.”

Zechariah 8:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 8:8, word by word

and I will bringהֵבֵאתִיheveti

bring

To bring something or someone.

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and they will dwellשָׁכְנוּshachnu

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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and they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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in truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

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and in righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

7Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Look, I am saving my people from the land of the east and from the land of the setting of the sun;

8 · This verse (above)

9Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, who spoke on the day that the house of YHWH Tsevaot was founded, the temple, to be built.

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