Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 6

1And againוָאָשֻׁ֗בva.'a.ShuvH7725I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֨הva.'er.'Eh ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702chariotsמַרְכָּבוֹת֙mar.ka.VotH4818coming outיֹֽצְא֔וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318from betweenמִבֵּ֖יןmi.BeinH996twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147mountainsH2022—mountainsH2022of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

2The firstהָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הha.ri.sho.NahH7223chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הba.mer.ka.VahH4818had redאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH122horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818blackשְׁחֹרִֽים׃she.cho.RimH7838horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,

3the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתha.she.li.ShitH7992וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הu.va.mer.ka.VahH4818whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483,and the fourthהָרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙u.va.mer.ka.VahH4818dappledבְּרֻדִּ֖יםbe.ru.DimH1261horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483—all of them strongאֲמֻצִּֽים׃'a.mu.TzimH554.

4וָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anH6030So I inquiredוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559ofאֶל־'el-H413the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me, “Whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?”

5Andוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428are the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702spiritsרֻח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,going forthיוֹצְא֕וֹתyotz.'otH3318from their stationמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeעַל־'al-H5921the Lordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6The oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834withthe blackהַשְּׁחֹרִ֗יםha.she.cho.RimH7838horsesהַסּוּסִ֣יםha.su.SimH5483is goingיֹֽצְאִים֙yo.tze.'ImH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828, the one withthe whiteוְהַלְּבָנִ֔יםve.ha.le.va.NimH3836horsesיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413the westאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310,and the one with the dappledוְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔יםve.Hab.be.ru.DimH1261horsesיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318towardאֶל־'el-H413אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776the southהַתֵּימָֽן׃ha.tei.ManH8486.”

7As the strongוְהָאֲמֻצִּ֣יםve.ha.'a.mu.TzimH554horseswent outיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,they were eagerוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980andpatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ךle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and the LORD saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980andpatrolהִתְהַלְּכ֣וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776.”So they patrolledוַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָהva.tit.ha.Lakh.nahH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

8Then the LORD summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֣קvai.yaz.'EkH2199meאֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר'o.Ti vay.da.BerH854 H1696and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,those goingאֵלַ֖י הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙'e.Lai hai.yotz.'ImH3318 H413toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828have given restהֵנִ֥יחוּhe.Ni.chuH5117אֶת־'et-H853to My Spiritרוּחִ֖יru.ChiH7307in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפֽוֹן׃ סtza.FonH6828.”

The Crown and the Temple

9The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Takeלָק֙וֹחַ֙la.Ko.achH3947an offering fromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473—from Heldaiמֵחֶלְדַּ֕י וּמֵאֵ֥תme.chel.Dai u.me.'EtH2469 H854,Tobijahטוֹבִיָּ֖ה וּמֵאֵ֣תtoi.Yah u.me.'EtH2900 H854,and Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have arrivedוּבָאתָ֤u.va.TaH935from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894—and goוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935אַתָּה֙'a.TahH859בָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935that sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הyo.shi.YahH2977sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֔הtze.fan.YahH6846.

11Takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947silverכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an ornate crownעֲטָר֑וֹתa.ta.RotH5850,and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֗ve.sam.TaH7760iton the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the highהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087.

12And you are to tell himוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֵלָיו֙ve.'a.mar.Ta 'e.LavH559 H413לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559that this is whatכֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛רkoh 'a.MarH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘Here isהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009a manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376whose nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034isthe Branchצֶ֤מַחTze.machH6780,and He will branch outיִצְמָ֔חyitz.MachH6779from His placeוּמִתַּחְתָּ֣יוu.mi.tach.TavH8478and buildוּבָנָ֖הu.va.NahH1129אֶת־'et-H853the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָֽהּ׃Yah.wehH3068.

13Yes, Heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1931will buildיִבְנֶ֞הyiv.NehH1129אֶת־'et-H853the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931will be clothed inיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375splendorה֔וֹדHodH1935and will sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427onעַל־'al-H5921His throneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678and ruleוּמָשַׁ֖לu.ma.ShalH4910.And He will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548onעַל־'al-H5921His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and there will beתִּהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961peacefulשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965counselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.’

14The crownוְהָעֲטָרֹ֗תve.ha.'a.ta.RotH5850will resideתִּֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068as a memorialלְזִכָּר֖וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146to Helemלְחֵ֙לֶם֙le.Che.lemH2494,Tobijahוּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣הu.le.toi.YahH2900,Jedaiahוְלִידַֽעְיָ֔הve.li.da'.YahH3048,and the graciousוּלְחֵ֖ןu.le.ChenH2581sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֑הtze.fan.YahH6846.

15Even those far awayוּרְחוֹקִ֣ים׀u.re.cho.KimH7350will comeיָבֹ֗אוּya.Vo.'uH935and buildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and you will knowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has sent Meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413.This will happenוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518you diligently obeyH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.”

The Crown and the Temple

Commentaries on Zechariah 6