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Zechariah 8:22

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And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.	Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Yea, many^H7227 people^H5971 and strong^H6099 nations^H1471 shall come^H935 to seek^H1245 the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 in Jerusalem^H3389, and to pray^H2470 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068.

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Original Hebrew

וּבָאוּ עַמִּים רַבִּים וְגֹויִם עֲצוּמִים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וּלְחַלֹּות אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/בָ֨אוּ	u./Va.'u	H935	HC/Vqp3cp	and/ they will come
עַמִּ֤ים	'a.Mim	H5971	HNcmpa	peoples
רַבִּים֙	ra.Bim	H7227	HAampa	many
וְ/גוֹיִ֣ם	ve./go.Yim	H1471	HC/Ncmpa	and/ nations
עֲצוּמִ֔ים	'a.tzu.Mim	H6099	HAampa	mighty
לְ/בַקֵּ֛שׁ	le./va.Kesh	H1245	HR/Vpc	to/ seek
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
צְבָא֖וֹת	tze.va.'ot	H6635	HNcbpa	of hosts
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi./ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	in/ Jerusalem
וּ/לְ/חַלּ֖וֹת	u./le./cha.Lot	H2470	HC/R/Vpc	and/ to/ entreat
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
פְּנֵ֥י	pe.Nei	H6440	HNcbpc	(the) face of
יְהוָֽה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H1471 — גּוֹי (gôwy, go'-ee): rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
• H2470 — חָלָה (châlâh, khaw-law'): a primitive root (compare חוּל, חָלָה, חָלַל); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat; beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6099 — עָצוּם (ʻâtsûwm, aw-tsoom'): or עָצֻם; passive participle of עָצַם; powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous; [phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H6635 — צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'): or (feminine) צְבָאָה; from צָבָא; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship); appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Reciprocal references (7): 2 Chronicles 6:32, Psalms 126:2, Isaiah 14:1, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 65:1, Hosea 2:23, Micah 2:12

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CHURCH, GENTILES, JESUS, THE CHRIST, REVIVALS, SEEKERS, TEMPLE, WORSHIP

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