Zechariah 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 4:6 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 →
וַיַּ֜עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זֶ֚ה
zeh
H2088
this
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל
Zᵉrubbâbel
H2216
Zerubbabel
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְחַ֨יִל֙
chayil
H2428
strength
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְכֹ֔חַ
kôach
H3581
strength
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בְּרוּחִ֔י
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אָמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאֽוֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, "This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says Yahweh of Hosts.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he answered and said to me, saying, “This the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
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