And I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִיhis bloodדָמָיוfrom his mouth,מִפִּיוand his detestable thingsוְשִׁקֻּצָיוfrom betweenמִבֵּיןhis teeth;שִׁנָּיוand he tooוְ גַּם הוּאwill be leftנִשְׁאַרfor our Elohim,לֵאלֹהֵינוּand he will beוְהָיָהlike a chieftainכְּאַלֻּףin Judah,בִּיהוּדָהand Ekronוְעֶקְרוֹןlike the Jebusite.כִּיבוּסִי
Zechariah 9:7
Study it in the app“And I will remove his blood from his mouth, and his detestable things from between his teeth; and he too will be left for our Elohim, and he will be like a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron like the Jebusite.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 9:7, word by word
- And I will removeהֲסִרֹתִיhasiroti
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “hasiroti” appears- his bloodדָמָיdamay
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “damay” appears- from his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and his detestable thingsשִׁקֻּצָיshikutsay
detestable thing
Detestable thing: what is disgusting; said above all of idols.
Where else “shikutsay” appears- his teethשִׁנָּיshinay
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shinay” appears- will be leftנִשְׁאַרnishar
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishar” appears- for our Elohimאלֹהֵיlohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohe” appears- and he will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- like a chieftainאַלֻּףaluf
chieftain
The head of a clan, above all of the clans of Edom and of the Horites.
Where else “aluf” appears- in Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- and Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron
Ekron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears- like the Jebusiteיבוּסִיyvusi
Jebusite
Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.
Where else “yvusi” appears
Translation note
The blood and the detestable things can be understood as meat with blood and the sacrifices to idols. The Jebusites were the ancient inhabitants of Jerusalem and remained living with the sons of Judah (Joshua 15:63).
Places in this verse
Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
The context
6And a mamzer will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 · This verse (above)
8And I will encamp at my house as a garrison, against the one who passes through and the one who returns; and no oppressor will pass over them again, for now I have seen with my eyes.