“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”Zechariah 1:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וָאֹמַ֖ר מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י אֲנִ֥י אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ מָה־הֵ֥מָּה אֵֽלֶּה׃
- וָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.Mar“and I said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מָה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- אֵ֣לֶּה'E.leh“[are] these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- אֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.Ni“O lord my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKh“the angel”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
- הַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.Ver“who was speaking”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- בִּ֔יBi“with me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.ka“I will show you”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- מָה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- הֵ֥מָּהHe.mah“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- אֵֽלֶּה׃'E.leh“[are] these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)