Zechariah 1:9

“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
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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)

וָאֹמַ֖ר מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י אֲנִ֥י אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ מָה־הֵ֥מָּה אֵֽלֶּה׃

  1. וָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מָה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  3. אֵ֣לֶּה'E.leh“[are] these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  4. אֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.Ni“O lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  5. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKh“the angel”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  8. הַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.Ver“who was speaking”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  9. בִּ֔יBi“with me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  10. אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  11. 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
  12. מָה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  13. הֵ֥מָּהHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  14. 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)