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In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. (KJV)
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בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 1
הַה֡וּאha.Hu'<the> that
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 12:6 word 2
אָשִׂים֩'a.SimI will make
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 4
אַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.Fei[the] chiefs of
Lemma: אַלּוּף (al.luph) · Strong's: H0441B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: chief
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 36:15, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:18, Genesis 36:19, Genesis 36:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0441B; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 5
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 6
כְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.Yorlike a pot of
Lemma: כִּיֹּר (kiy.yor) · Strong's: H3595
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: basin
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:18, Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 38:8, Exodus 39:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3595; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 7
אֵ֣שׁ'eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 8
בְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.Tzimamong wood<s>
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tree: wood
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 9
וּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.Pidand like a torch of
Lemma: לַפִּיד (lap.pid) · Strong's: H3940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: torch
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 20:18, Judges 7:16, Judges 7:20, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3940; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 10
אֵשׁ֙'eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 11
בְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.Miramong cut grain
Lemma: עָמִיר (a.mir) · Strong's: H5995
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sheaf
Used 4 times. Also: Jeremiah 9:22, Amos 2:13, Micah 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5995; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 12
וְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.Luand they will consume
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 13
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 12:6 word 14
יָמִ֧יןya.Min[the] right [side]
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 15
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and 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 12:6 word 16
שְׂמֹ֛אולse.Mol[the] left [side]
Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: left
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 17
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 18
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 19
הָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.Mimthe peoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 20
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 21
וְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.Vahand it will remain
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 22
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 23
ע֛וֹדodagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 24
תַּחְתֶּ֖יהָtach.Tei.hain place its
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: stand
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Exodus 10:23, Exodus 16:29, Leviticus 13:23, Leviticus 13:28, Joshua 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478I; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 25
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \פbi.ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Zechariah 12:6 word 26
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| I will make | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| the clans | → | אַלּוּף H0441B chief |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| like a firepot | → | כִּיֹּר H3595 basin |
| . . . | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| in a woodpile | → | עֵץ H6086G tree: wood |
| like a flaming | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| torch | → | לַפִּיד H3940 torch |
| among the sheaves | → | עָמִיר H5995 sheaf |
| they will consume | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the peoples | → | עַם H5971A people |
| around them | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the right | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| and on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the left | → | שְׂמֹאל H8040G left |
| while the people | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| remain | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| secure | → | תַּחַת H8478I underneath: stand |
| [there] | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
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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