Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read
Scripture: The text alone. Study: The verses explained. Original: The Hebrew and Greek, and the tradition.

Zechariahchapter 1

21 verses · BSBZechariah book hub →

Original Language

Zechariah 1— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

In Jewish life

Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Zechariah 1. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.

The reading

The yearly cycle does not read Zechariah 1. The Haftarah is drawn from the Prophets a passage at a time rather than continuously, so most chapters of most prophetic books are never read in the service, and this is one of them.

The verse numbers here are the ones a Hebrew Bible carries, which differ from an English Bible by a verse or two in several places. The Sephardi reading is named only where this site records a difference; communities vary beyond what is listed. What these books are, and how a Christian reader meets them →

Where the rabbis cite this chapter

5 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 5 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Return to me, and I will return to you1

Zechariah 1:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙bachodeshin the monthH2320הַשְּׁמִינִ֔יhashemini<the> eighthH8066בִּשְׁנַ֥תbishnatin yearH8141שְׁתַּ֖יִםshetayimtwoH8147לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁledareyaveshof DariusH1867הָיָ֣הhayahit cameH1961דְבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָ֗הyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־ʾel-toH413זְכַרְיָה֙zekharyahZechariahH2148בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121בֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הberekhyahBerekiahH1296בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121עִדּ֥וֹidoIddoH5714הַנָּבִ֖יאhanavi'the prophetH5030לֵאמֹֽר׃lemor<to> sayingH559

Rashi on Zechariah 1:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
The prophecy of Zechariah is extremely enigmatic, because it contains visions resembling a dream that requires an interpretation. We cannot ascertain the truth of its interpretation until the teacher of righteousness comes.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Zechariah 1:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיַּ֣עַןvaiyaanand he answeredH6030יְהוָ֗הyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְhamalakhthe angelH4397הַדֹּבֵ֥רhadoverwho was speakingH1696בִּ֖יbiwith <the> meדְּבָרִ֣יםdevarimwordsH1697טוֹבִ֑יםtovimgoodH2896דְּבָרִ֖יםdevarimwordsH1697נִחֻמִֽים׃nichumimcomfort<s>H5150

Rashi on Zechariah 1:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
And the Lord answered the angel who was speaking to me, good words Not that the prophet heard what He answered [the angel], but from what the angel said to him, “Proclaim, saying, ‘I am jealous etc.,’” I know that He answered him good words.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

← Back: Haggai 2Continue: Zechariah 2 →