King James Version

Zechariah 7:2

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

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וַיִּשְׁלַח֙vayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בֵּֽיתbeytBeth-elבֵּית־אֵלnoun, proper name — “Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.אֵ֔לelBeth-elבֵּית־אֵלnoun, proper name — “Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.שַׂרsarSharezerשַׁרְאֶצֶרnoun, proper name — “Sharezer”H8272Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an IsraeliteSharezer.אֶ֕צֶרetserSharezerשַׁרְאֶצֶרnoun, proper name — “Sharezer”H8272Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an IsraeliteSharezer.וְרֶ֥גֶםveregemand Regem-melechרֶגֶם מֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Regem-melech”H7278Regem-Melek, an IsraeliteRegem-melech.מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhRegem-melechרֶגֶם מֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Regem-melech”H7278Regem-Melek, an IsraeliteRegem-melech.וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֑יוvaanashayvand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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…לְחַלּ֖וֹתlechalotto be grievedחָלָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to be grieved”, the to-form of the verbH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…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).פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When Bethel-sarezer, and Regem-melech and his men, had sent to entreat the favour of the LORD,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah,

World English Bible

The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech and their men to entreat Yahweh’s favor,

Darby Translation

when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,

Douay-Rheims

When Sarasar, and Rogommelech, and the men that were with him, sent to the house of God, to entreat the face of the Lord:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When Bethel-sarezer, and Regem-melech and his men, had sent to entreat the favour of the LORD,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Sarasar and Arbeseer the king and his men sent to Bæthel, and that to propitiate the Lord,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν εἰς Βαιθὴλ, Σαρασὰρ καὶ Ἀρβεσεὲρ ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξιλάσασθαι τὸν Κύριον,