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And YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםwill saveוְהוֹשִׁיעָthemםon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאas the flockכְּצֹאןof his people;עַמּוֹforכִּיthey will be the stonesאַבְנֵיof a diadem,נֵזֶרsparklingמִתְנוֹסְסוֹתoverעַלhis land.אַדְמָתוֹ
Zechariah 9:16
Study it in the app“And YHWH their Elohim will save them on that day as the flock of his people; for they will be the stones of a diadem, sparkling over his land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 9:16, word by word
- And 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- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- will saveהוֹשִׁיעָhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- as the flockצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- of his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- they will be the stonesאַבְנֵיavne
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appears- of a diademנֵזֶרnezer
diadem
A crown or diadem.
Where else “nezer” appears- sparklingמִתְנוֹסְסוֹתmitnossot
sparkle, stand out
To stand out to view like a banner seen from afar, to sparkle. In Zechariah 9:16, the stones of a diadem sparkling over the land.
Where else “mitnossot” appears- his landאַדְמָתadmat
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “admat” appears
The context
15YHWH Tsevaot will shield them, and they will devour and tread down the stones of the sling; and they will drink, roar as with wine, and be filled like the bowl, like the corners of the altar.
16 · This verse (above)
17For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine will make flourish the virgins.