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Zechariah 7:8

And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,

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וַֽיְהִי֙vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.דְּבַרdevarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).זְכַרְיָ֖הzekharyahZachariahזְכַרְיָהnoun, proper name — “Zachariah”H2148Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesZachariah, Zechariah.לֵאמֹֽרlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Zechariah, saying:

World English Bible

Yahweh’s word came to Zechariah, saying,

Darby Translation

And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,

Douay-Rheims

And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς Ζαχαρίαν, λέγων,