Zechariah 3
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וַיַּרְאֵ֗נִי אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל עֹמֵ֕ד לִפְנֵ֖י מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן עֹמֵ֥ד עַל יְמִינ֖וֹ לְשִׂטְנֽוֹ
and to see me · - · Joshua · the priest · the great · standing · to/for face(s) of · messenger of · LORD · and the adversary · standing · upon · right hand his · to oppose him
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֗ן יִגְעַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה בְּךָ֙ הַשָּׂטָ֔ן וְיִגְעַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בְּךָ֔ הַבֹּחֵ֖ר בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הֲל֧וֹא זֶ֦ה א֖וּד מֻצָּ֥ל מֵאֵֽשׁ
and to say · LORD · to · the adversary · to rebuke · LORD · in/at you · the adversary · and to rebuke · LORD · in/at you · the choosing · in/at Jerusalem · not · this · firebrand · rescued · from fire
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וִיהוֹשֻׁ֕עַ הָיָ֥ה לָבֻ֖שׁ בְּגָדִ֣ים צוֹאִ֑ים וְעֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמַּלְאָֽךְ
and Joshua · to be · clothed · garments · filthy · and standing · to/for face(s) of · the messenger
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וַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָסִ֛ירוּ הַבְּגָדִ֥ים הַצֹּאִ֖ים מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו רְאֵ֨ה הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי מֵעָלֶ֨יךָ֙ עֲוֺנֶ֔ךָ וְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹתְךָ֖ מַחֲלָצֽוֹת
and to answer · and to say · to · the standing · to/for face(s) his · to say · turn aside · the garments · the filthy · from upon him · and to say · to him · see · to pass over · from upon you · iniquity your · and to clothe · - you · robes
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וָאֹמַ֕ר יָשִׂ֛ימוּ צָנִ֥יף טָה֖וֹר עַל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיָּשִׂימוּ֩ הַצָּנִ֨יף הַטָּה֜וֹר עַל רֹאשׁ֗וֹ וַיַּלְבִּשֻׁ֨הוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֔ים וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה עֹמֵֽד
and to say · to put · turban · pure · upon · head his · and to put · the turban · the pure · upon · head his · and to clothe him · garments · and messenger of · LORD · standing
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6
וַיָּ֨עַד֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בִּיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר
and to testify · messenger of · LORD · in/at Joshua · to say
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כֹּה אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת אִם בִּדְרָכַ֤י תֵּלֵךְ֙ וְאִ֣ם אֶת מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֔ר וְגַם אַתָּה֙ תָּדִ֣ין אֶת בֵּיתִ֔י וְגַ֖ם תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר אֶת חֲצֵרָ֑י וְנָתַתִּ֤י לְךָ֙ מַהְלְכִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָעֹמְדִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה
thus · to say · LORD · armies · if · in/at ways my · to walk · and if · - · guard my · to keep · and also · you · to judge · - · house my · and also · to keep · - · courts my · and to give · to/for you · goings · between · the standing · the these
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שְֽׁמַֽע נָ֞א יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֗וֹל אַתָּה֙ וְרֵעֶ֨יךָ֙ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי אַנְשֵׁ֥י מוֹפֵ֖ת הֵ֑מָּה כִּֽי הִנְנִ֥י מֵבִ֛יא אֶת עַבְדִּ֖י צֶֽמַח
hear · please · Joshua · the priest · the great · you · and friends your · the dwelling · to/for face(s) your · that · men of · sign · they · that · behold me · entering · - · servant my · sprout
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כִּ֣י הִנֵּ֣ה הָאֶ֗בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַ֨תִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עַל אֶ֥בֶן אַחַ֖ת שִׁבְעָ֣ה עֵינָ֑יִם הִנְנִ֧י מְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּמַשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת עֲוֺ֥ן הָאָֽרֶץ הַהִ֖יא בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד
that · behold · the stone · which · to give · to/for face(s) of · Joshua · upon · stone · one · seven · eyes · behold me · opening · engraving her · utterance of · LORD · armies · and to depart · - · iniquity of · the land · the he · in/at day · one
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בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת תִּקְרְא֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ אֶל תַּ֥חַת גֶּ֖פֶן וְאֶל תַּ֥חַת תְּאֵנָֽה
in/at the day · the he · utterance of · LORD · armies · to call · man · to/for friend his · to · under · vine · and to · under · fig
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About this chapter
- 10 Verses
- 164 Hebrew words
- 82 Distinct lemmas
8 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (4 shorter, 4 longer) — 3:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:6, 3:7, 3:8, 3:9, 3:10. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Zechariah 3 contains 10 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Zechariah, or return to the book of Zechariah for the full chapter list.