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Zechariah 2:12

And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Zechariah 2:16.

וְנָחַ֨לvenachaland inheritנָחַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and inherit”, a completed action in a sequenceH5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instatedivide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).יְהוָ֤הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).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).יְהוּדָה֙yehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.חֶלְק֔וֹchelqvoflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַדְמַ֣תadmatcountryאֲדָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וּבָחַ֥רuvacharand acceptableבָּחַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and acceptable”, a completed action in a sequenceH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.ע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽםbirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-16) And the LORD shall inherit Judah as His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.

World English Bible

Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord shall possess Juda his portion in the sanctified land: and he shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-16) And the LORD shall inherit Judah as His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy land , and he will yet choose Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατακληρονομήσει Κύριος τὸν Ἰούδαν τὴν μερίδα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν ἁγίαν· καὶ αἱρετιεῖ ἔτι τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ.