King James Version

Zechariah 2:3

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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In the Hebrew text this line is Zechariah 2:7.

וְהִנֵּ֗הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְhamalakhethe angelמֲלְאָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.הַדֹּבֵ֥רhadoverthe speakדָבַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.בִּ֖יbiinבִּ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inיֹצֵ֑אyotsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…וּמַלְאָ֣ךְumalakheand angelמֲלְאָךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.אַחֵ֔רacherother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.יֹצֵ֖אyotsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לִקְרָאתֽוֹliqratvoto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-7) And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,

World English Bible

Behold, the angel who talked with me went out, and another angel went out to meet him,

Darby Translation

And behold, the angel that talked with me went forth; and another angel went forth to meet him,

Douay-Rheims

And behold the angel that spoke in me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-7) And, behold, the angel that spoke with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood by , and another angel went forth to meet him,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ εἱστήκει, καὶ ἄγγελος ἕτερος ἐξεπορεύετο εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ,