And the stripוְ חֶבֶלwill belongהָיָהto the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִיתof the houseבֵּיתof Judah;יְהוּדָהon themעֲלֵיהֶםthey will graze;יִרְעוּןin the housesבְּבָתֵּיof Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןin the eveningבָּעֶרֶבthey will lie down;יִרְבָּצוּןforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםwill attend to themיִפְקְדֵםand turn backוְשָׁבtheir captivity.שְׁבִיתָם
Zephaniah 2:7
Study it in the app“And the strip will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; on them they will graze; in the houses of Ashkelon in the evening they will lie down; for YHWH their Elohim will attend to them and turn back their captivity.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zephaniah 2:7, word by word
- And the stripחֶבֶלchevel
allotment
A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.
Where else “chevel” appears- will belongהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- to the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
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 “yehuda” appears- they will grazeיִרְעוּyiru
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “yiru” appears- of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןashklon
Ashkelon
See it on the mapWhere else “ashklon” appears- in the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- they will lie downיִרְבָּצוּyirbatsu
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “yirbatsu” appears- 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 attend to themיִפְקְדֵyifkde
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “yifkde” appears- and turn backשָׁבshav
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “shav” appears- their captivityשְׁבִיתָshevita
captivity, fortunes
Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.
Where else “shevita” appears
Places in this verse
Ashkelon
Today: Ashkelon, Israel
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Jerusalem.
Samson killed thirty men there to pay a bet (Judg 14:19). It was one of the five main Philistine cities (1 Sam 6:17).
The context
6And the strip of the sea will become pastures, meadows for shepherds, and folds for sheep.
7 · This verse (above)
8“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the revilings of the sons of Ammon, with which they reproached my people and made themselves great against their territory.