3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 8:3:1 ⧉כֹּ֚הkothus Zechariah 8:3:2 ⧉אָמַ֣רamarsaid Zechariah 8:3:3 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehLORD Zechariah 8:3:4 ⧉שַׁ֚בְתִּיshavtiI returned Zechariah 8:3:5 ⧉אֶל־צִיּ֔וֹןeltsiyonto Zion Zechariah 8:3:6 ⧉וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יveshakhantiand I dwelt Zechariah 8:3:7 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhin the midst of Zechariah 8:3:8 ⧉יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםyerushalimJerusalem Zechariah 8:3:9 ⧉וְנִקְרְאָ֤הvenikreaand it will be called Zechariah 8:3:10 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yerushalimJerusalem Zechariah 8:3:11 ⧉עִ֣יר־הָֽאֱמֶ֔תirhaemetcity of the truth Zechariah 8:3:12 ⧉וְהַר־יְהוָ֥הveharyahwehand the mountain of the LORD Zechariah 8:3:13 ⧉צְבָא֖וֹתtsevaotof hosts Zechariah 8:3:14 ⧉הַ֥רharmountain Zechariah 8:3:15 ⧉הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃סhakodeshthe holiness |
3. Formal Translation Thus says the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Restorer}: “I have come back to Zion, and I will make My dwelling in the center of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the city of truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain.” |
3. Dynamic Translation This is what the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Redeemer} declares: “I have returned to Zion to live in Jerusalem, and Jerusalem will be known as the city of truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts will be called the holy mountain.” |