Zephaniah 1:8

““And it will happen on the day of the sacrifice of YHWH that I will call to account the officials and the sons of the king and all who wear foreign clothing.”

Zephaniah 1:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 1:8, word by word

“And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of the sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zevach” appears
of 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
that I will call to accountפָקַדְתִּיfakadti

punish

To call to account, punish.

Where else “fakadti” appears
the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “sarim” appears
and the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
who wearלֹּבְשִׁיםlovshim

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

Where else “lovshim” appears
foreignנָכְרִיnachri

foreign, stranger

Foreign, strange; a foreigner, someone outside the family.

Where else “nachri” appears
clothingמַלְבּוּשׁmalbush

clothing, garment

Garment, clothing: what someone has on.

Where else “malbush” appears

The context

7Silence before Adonai YHWH! For near is the day of YHWH; for YHWH has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests.

8 · This verse (above)

9And I will call to account all who leap over the threshold on that day, who fill the house of their masters with violence and deceit.

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