Zechariah 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 1:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֔וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
שׁ֣וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
נְאֻ֖ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֑וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
וְאָשׁ֣וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אָמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore tell them: Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: 'Return to me,' says Yahweh of Hosts, 'and I will return to you,' says Yahweh of Hosts.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “Return to me”—the declaration of Yahweh of Armies—“and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).