Zechariah 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 4:9 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 →
יְדֵ֣י
yâd
H3027
hand
זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל
Zᵉrubbâbel
H2216
Zerubbabel
יִסְּד֛וּ
yâçad
H3245
to found
הַבַּ֥יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְיָדָ֣יו
yâd
H3027
hand
תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה
bâtsaʻ
H1214
to cut off
וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
שְׁלָחַ֥נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֲלֵיכֶֽם
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Hosts has sent me to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘The hands of Zerubbabel have founded this house, and his hands will complete it.’ And you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
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