Zechariah 3:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 3:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשָּׂטָ֗ן
sâṭân
H7854
adversary
יִגְעַ֨ר
gâʻar
H1605
to rebuke
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּךָ֙
הַשָּׂטָ֔ן
sâṭân
H7854
adversary
וְיִגְעַ֤ר
gâʻar
H1605
to rebuke
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּךָ֔
הַבֹּחֵ֖ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
הֲל֧וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
זֶ֦ה
zeh
H2088
this
א֖וּד
ʼûwd
H181
firebrand
מֻצָּ֥ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מֵאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Satan, "Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn't this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to the adversary, “May Yahweh rebuke you, the adversary, and may Yahweh who is choosing Jerusalem rebuke you. this not a firebrand rescued from the fire?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).