ZEC 12:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ σώσει Κύριος τὰ σκηνώματα Ἰούδα, καθὼς ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, ὅπως μὴ μεγαλύνηται καύχημα οἴκου Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἔπαρσις τῶν κατοικούντων Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰούδα.
(Kai sōsei Kurios ta skaʸnōmata Youda, kathōs apʼ arⱪaʸs, hopōs maʸ megalunaʸtai kauⱪaʸma oikou Dawid, kai eparsis tōn katoikountōn Hierousalaʸm epi ton Youda.)

BrTr And the Lord shall save the tabernacles of Juda as at the beginning, that the boast of the house of David, and the pride of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, may not magnify themselves against Juda.

ULT And Yahweh will save the tents of Judah at the first, so that the honor of the house of David and the honor of the dweller of Jerusalem will not be great over Judah.

UST Yahweh will first rescue the people who live in the villages of Judah, so that the descendants of King David and the people who live in Jerusalem will not consider themselves more important than the rest of the people of Judah.

BSB / MSB The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David [and] of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

OEB And the Lord will first give victory to the tents of Judah,
⇔ so that the glory of the house of David, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not exalted above Judah.

WEBBE / WMBB The LORD also will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of David’s house and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem not be magnified above Judah.

NET The Lord also will deliver the homes of Judah first, so that the splendor of the kingship of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not exceed that of Judah.

LSV And YHWH has saved the tents of Judah first,
So that the beauty of the house of David does not become great against Judah,
And the beauty of the inhabitant of Jerusalem.

FBV The Lord will give the victory to the soldiers[fn] of Judah first so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not be greater than that of Judah.

12:7 Literally, “tents.”

T4T And I, Yahweh, will protect the tents of the soldiers in other places in Judah before I rescue the people of Jerusalem, in order that the leaders of Jerusalem [DOU] will not be honored more than the people in other places in Judah are honored.

LEB And Yahweh will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants[fn] of Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.

12:7 Hebrew “inhabitant”

BBE And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the family of David and the glory of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

Moff The Eternal will give the victory first to the tents of Judah, so that the fame of David’s house and the fame of the dwellers in Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.

JPS The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah.

ASV Jehovah also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah.

DRA And the Lord shall save the tabernacles of Juda, as in the beginning: that the house of David, and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, may not boast and magnify themselves against Juda.

YLT And saved hath Jehovah the tents of Judah first, So that become not great against Judah Doth the beauty of the house of David, And the beauty of the inhabitant of Jerusalem.

Drby And Jehovah shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified over Judah.

RV The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah.
(The LORD also shall save the tents of Yudah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Yerusalem be not magnified above Yudah.)

SLT And Jehovah saved the tents of Judah first, so that the glorying of the house of David shall not be magnified, and the glorying of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, against Judah.

Wbstr The LORD also will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not magnify themselves against Judah.

KJB-1769 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
(The LORD also shall save the tents of Yudah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Yerusalem do not magnify themselves against Yudah.)

KJB-1611 The LORD also shall saue the tents of Iudah first, that the glory of the house of Dauid, and the glory of the inhabitants of Ierusalem do not magnifie themselues against Iudah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The Lorde shall preserue the tentes of Iuda as afore time, so that the glorye of the house of Dauid and the glory of the citezins of Hierusalem shal not be exalted against Iuda.
(The Lord shall preserve the tents of Yudah as aforetime/previously, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the citizens of Yerusalem shall not be exalted against Yuda.)

Gnva The Lord also shall preserue the tents of Iudah, as afore time: therefore the glorie of the house of Dauid shall not boast, nor the glorie of the inhabitants of Ierusalem against Iudah.
(The Lord also shall preserve the tents of Yudah, as aforetime/previously: therefore the glory of the house of David shall not boast, nor the glory of the inhabitants of Yerusalem against Yudah.)

Cvdl The LORDE shall preserue the tentes off Iuda like as afore tyme: so that the glory of the house of Dauid and the glory of the cytesyns of Ierusalem, shalbe but litle regarded, in comparison off the glory off Iuda.
(The LORD shall preserve the tents off Yudah like as afore time: so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the cytesyns of Yerusalem, shall be but little regarded, in comparison off the glory off Yuda.)

Wycl And the Lord schal saue the tabernaclis of Juda, as in bigynnyng, that the hous of Dauid `glorie not greetli, and the glorie of men dwellynge in Jerusalem be not ayens Juda.
(And the Lord shall save the tabernacles/tents of Yuda, as in beginning, that the house of David glory not greatly, and the glory of men dwelling in Yerusalem be not against Yuda.)

Luth Und der HErr wird die Hütten Judas erretten wie vorzeiten, auf daß sich nicht hoch rühme das Haus David noch die Bürger zu Jerusalem wider Juda.
(And the/of_the LORD becomes the huts Yudas save/rescue as/like ancient_times, on/in/to that itself/yourself/themselves not high boast/praise the house David still the citizens to/for Yerusalem against Yuda.)

ClVg Et salvabit Dominus tabernacula Juda, sicut in principio, ut non magnifice glorietur domus David, et gloria habitantium Jerusalem contra Judam.
(And will_save Master shelters/tents Yuda, like in/into/on at_the_beginning, as not/no magnificently let_him_boast home David, and glory of_inhabitants Yerusalem on_the_contrary Yudam.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וְ⁠הוֹשִׁ֧יעַ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־אָהֳלֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בָּ⁠רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן לֹֽא־תִגְדַּ֜ל תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה

and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Here, so that marks the honor of the house of David and the honor of the dweller of Jerusalem will not be great over Judah as the goal or purpose of Yahweh saving the tents of Judah first. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־אָהֳלֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה

DOM tents_of Yehuda

Here, the tents of Judah represents the homes and households of the people of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the households of Judah]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the honored house of David and the honored dweller of Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד

house_of Dāvid

Here Zechariah is speaking of the descendants of King David, the royal family, as if they were a house, a single household. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the royal family descended from David]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Zechariah is not referring to a specific dweller of Jerusalem. He means the people who live in Jerusalem in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the residents of Jerusalem]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹֽא־תִגְדַּ֜ל תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה

not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Zechariah is using will not be great over Judah as a common expression of the culture to mean “will not be considered more important than the rest of Judah.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the honor of the house of David and the honor of the dweller of Jerusalem will not be regarded as greater than that of the rest of Judah]

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