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And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 1
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 3
הַשָּׂטָ֗ןha.sa.Tanthe accuser
Lemma: שָׂטָן (sa.tan) · Strong's: H7854
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Satan
Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 22:22, Numbers 22:32, 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22, 1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7854; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 4
יִגְעַ֨רyig.'Armay he rebuke
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 5
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 6
הַשָּׂטָ֔ןha.sa.TanO accuser
Lemma: שָׂטָן (sa.tan) · Strong's: H7854
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Satan
Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 22:22, Numbers 22:32, 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22, 1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7854; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 7
וְיִגְעַ֤רve.yig.'Arand may he rebuke
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 8
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 9
הַבֹּחֵ֖רha.bo.Cherwho has chosen
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 10
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Lim<in> 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 3:2 word 11
הֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'¿ not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 12
זֶ֦הzeh[is] this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 13
א֖וּד'uda piece of firewood
Lemma: אוּד (ud) · Strong's: H0181
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: firebrand
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 7:4, Amos 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0181; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 14
מֻצָּ֥לmu.Tzalplucked out
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Zechariah 3:2 word 15
מֵאֵֽשׁ\׃me.'Eshfrom a fire
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 3:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Satan | → | שָׂטָן H7854 Satan |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| rebukes | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| you | → | |
| Satan | → | שָׂטָן H7854 Satan |
| Indeed, the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| who has chosen | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| rebukes | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| you | → | |
| Is not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| this man | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| a firebrand | → | אוּד H0181 firebrand |
| snatched | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from the fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
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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