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Zechariah 1:21

“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
Zechariah 1:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֹמַ֕ר מָ֛ה אֵ֥לֶּה בָאִ֖ים לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאמֹ֗ר אֵ֣לֶּה הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁר־זֵ֣רוּ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּפִי־אִישׁ֙ לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֵ֙לֶּה֙ לְהַחֲרִ֣יד אֹתָ֔ם לְיַדּ֞וֹת אֶת־קַרְנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֗ם הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים קֶ֛רֶן אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ ס

  1. וָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מָ֛הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  3. אֵ֥לֶּה'E.leh“[are] these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  4. בָאִ֖יםva.'Im“coming”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. אֵ֣לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  9. הַקְּרָנ֞וֹתha.ke.ra.Not“[are] the horns”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  10. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. זֵ֣רוּZe.ru“they scattered”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from זָרָה · “to scatter” · Strong's H2219
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  14. כְּפִי־ke.fi-“according to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “according” · Strong's H6310K
  15. אִישׁ֙'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  16. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. נָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'“he lifted up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
  18. רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Sho“head his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  19. וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they have come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  20. אֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.leh“these [craftsmen]”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  21. לְהַחֲרִ֣ידle.ha.cha.Rid“to terrify”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from חָרַד · “to tremble” · Strong's H2729
  22. אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  23. לְיַדּ֞וֹתle.ya.Dot“to throw down”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
  24. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  25. קַרְנ֣וֹתkar.Not“[the] horns of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  26. הַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  27. הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםha.no.se.'Im“which lifted up”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָשָׂא · “fight” · Strong's H5375R
  28. קֶ֛רֶןKe.ren“a horn”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  29. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  30. אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  31. יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  32. לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סle.za.ro.Tah“to scatter it”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from זָרָה · “to scatter” · Strong's H2219
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)