King James Version

Zechariah 9:12

Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

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שׁ֚וּבוּshuvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “again”, a commandH7725to 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,…לְבִצָּר֔וֹןlevitsaronto strongholdבִּצָּרוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to stronghold”, the ordinary formH1225a fortressstronghold.אֲסִירֵ֖יasireboundאָסִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “bound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH615bound, i.e. a captive(those which are) bound, prisoner.הַתִּקְוָ֑הhatiqvahthe expectationתִּקְוָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.הַיּ֕וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מַגִּ֥ידmagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “bewray”, a verb used as a describing wordH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.מִשְׁנֶ֖הmishnehcopyמִשְׁנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “copy”, the ordinary formH4932properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.אָשִׁ֥יבashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to 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,…לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back to a fenced place, Ye prisoners of the hope, Even to-day a second announcer I restore to thee.

World English Bible

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

Darby Translation

Turn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! even to-day do I declare I will render double unto thee.

Douay-Rheims

Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double at, I declare today.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye shall dwell in strongholds, ye prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of thy captivity I will recompense thee double.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καθήσεσθε ἐν ὀχυρώμασι δέσμιοι τῆς συναγωγῆς, καὶ ἀντὶ μιᾶς ἡμέρας παροικεσίας σου διπλᾶ ἀνταποδώσω σοι,