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Zechariah 4:1

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

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וַיָּ֕שָׁבvayashavand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְhamalakhethe 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.הַדֹּבֵ֣רhadoverthe 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.בִּ֑יbiinבִּ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inוַיְעִירֵ֕נִיvayireniand wakeעוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and wake”, the next action in the storyH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).כְּאִ֖ישׁkeishas a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יֵע֥וֹרyeorwakeעוּרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wake”, an unfinished actionH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).מִשְּׁנָתֽוֹmishnatvofrom sleepשֵׁנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from sleep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8142sleepsleep.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the angel that spoke with me returned, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

World English Bible

The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

Darby Translation

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Douay-Rheims

And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the angel that spoke with me returned, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the angel that talked with me returned, and awakened me, as when a man is awakened out of his sleep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ, καὶ ἐξήγειρέ με ὃν τρόπον ὅταν ἐξεγερθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ.