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I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (KJV)
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רָאִ֣יתִי\׀ra.'I.tiI saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to see: seer
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 6:12, Judges 13:3, Judges 13:10, Judges 13:21, 2 Samuel 15:27, 2 Chronicles 26:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200L; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 1
הַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahthe night
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 2
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 3
אִישׁ֙'isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 4
רֹכֵב֙ro.Khev[was] riding
Lemma: רָכַב (ra.khav) · Strong's: H7392
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to ride
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 24:61, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 4:20, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7392; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 6
ס֣וּסsusa horse
Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: horse
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 7
אָדֹ֔ם'a.Domred
Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dom) · Strong's: H0122A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: red
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 19:2, 2 Kings 3:22, Song of Solomon 5:10, Isaiah 63:2, Zechariah 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0122A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 8
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 9
עֹמֵ֔ד'o.Med[was] standing
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 10
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 11
הַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.Simthe myrtle trees
Lemma: הֲדַס (ha.das) · Strong's: H1918
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: myrtle
Used 6 times. Also: Nehemiah 8:15, Isaiah 41:19, Isaiah 55:13, Zechariah 1:10, Zechariah 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1918; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 13
בַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.Lah[were] in the hollow
Lemma: מְצֻלָה (me.tsul.lah) · Strong's: H4699
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: ravine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4699; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 14
וְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.Ravand [were] behind him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 15
סוּסִ֣יםsu.Simhorses
Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: horse
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 16
אֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.Mimred
Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dom) · Strong's: H0122A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: red
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 19:2, 2 Kings 3:22, Song of Solomon 5:10, Isaiah 63:2, Zechariah 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0122A; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 17
שְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.Kimsorrel
Lemma: שָׂרֹק (sa.ruq) · Strong's: H8320
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: sorrel
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8320; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 18
וּלְבָנִֽים\׃u.le.va.Nimand white
Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3836
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: white
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:37, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3836; TAHOT Zechariah 1:8 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I looked out | → | רָאָה H7200L to see: seer |
| into the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| and saw | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| riding | → | רָכַב H7392 to ride |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| a red | → | אָדֹם H0122A red |
| horse | → | סוּס H5483M horse |
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was standing | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| among | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| the myrtle trees | → | הֲדַס H1918 myrtle |
| in the hollow | → | מְצֻלָה H4699 ravine |
| and behind him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| were red | → | אָדֹם H0122A red |
| sorrel | → | שָׂרֹק H8320 sorrel |
| and white | → | לָבָן H3836 white |
| horses | → | סוּס H5483M horse |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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