King James Version

Zechariah 1:18

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Zechariah 2:1.

וָאֶשָּׂ֥אvaesaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and lift up”, the next action in the storyH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֵינַ֖יeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וָאֵ֑רֶאvaereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְהִנֵּ֖הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אַרְבַּ֥עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.קְרָנֽוֹתqeranothornקֶרֶןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “horn”, the ordinary formH7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power[idiom] hill, horn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-1) And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four horns.

World English Bible

I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns.

Darby Translation

And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

Douay-Rheims

And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four horns.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-1) And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold four horns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ τέσσαρα κέρατα.