Zechariah 9:8

“And 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.”

Zechariah 9:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 9:8, word by word

And I will encampחָנִיתִיchaniti

encamp

To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.

Where else “chaniti” appears
at my houseבֵיתִveti

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “veti” appears
as a garrisonמִצָּבָהmitsava

post, garrison

Guard post, a group of soldiers stationed in a place.

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against the one who passes throughעֹבֵרover

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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and the one who returnsשָּׁבshav

return

To go back to a place.

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oppressorנֹגֵשׂnoges

taskmaster

One who forces others to work harshly.

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I have seenרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

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with my eyesעֵינָena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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The context

7And 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.

8 · This verse (above)

9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem. Look, your king comes to you; righteous and saved is he, afflicted and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the son of donkeys.

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