God & Savior

Zechariah 1:3

So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’
Zechariah 1:3
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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)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֗ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת שׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלַ֔י נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְאָשׁ֣וּב אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

  1. וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. כֹּ֤הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  4. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  7. שׁ֣וּבוּShu.vu“return”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  8. אֵלַ֔י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. נְאֻ֖םne.'Um“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  10. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. צְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  12. וְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.Shuv“so I may return”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  13. אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.Khem“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)