ZEC 6:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα, καὶ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ τέσσαρα ἅρματα ἐκπορευόμενα ἐκ μέσου δύο ὀρέων, καὶ τὰ ὄρη ἦν ὄρη χαλκᾶ.
(Kai epestrepsa, kai aʸra tous ofthalmous mou, kai idon, kai idou tessara harmata ekporeuomena ek mesou duo oreōn, kai ta oraʸ aʸn oraʸ ⱪalka.)

BrTr And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, four chariots coming out from between two mountains; and the mountains were brazen mountains.

ULT And I turned and I lifted my eyes and I saw, and behold, four chariots coming out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze.

UST I looked up again, and in the vision I saw four chariots coming toward me from between two bronze mountains.

BSB And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Again I looked up, and saw four chariots come from between two mountains. The mountains were mountains of bronze.

WEBBE Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Once more I looked, and this time I saw four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze.

LSV And I turn back, and lift up my eyes, and look, and behold, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains [are] mountains of bronze.

FBV Then I looked again and I saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains that looked like bronze.

T4T I looked up again, and in the vision I saw four chariots coming toward me. They were coming between two mountains that were made of bronze.

LEB _⌊I looked up again_⌋,[fn] and I saw, and look!—four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.

6:1 Literally “I did again, I lifted up my eyes”

BBE And again lifting up my eyes I saw four war-carriages coming out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

Moff Once more I raised my eyes and looked--there were four chariots coming out between two mountains, two mountains of bronze!

JPS And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between the two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

ASV And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

DRA And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four chariots came out from the midst of two mountains: and the mountains were mountains of brass.

YLT And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains [are] mountains of brass.

Drby And I lifted up mine eyes again, and saw, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

RV And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

SLT And I shall turn back and lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, four chariots going forth from between two mountains; and the mountains, mountains of brass.

Wbstr And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

KJB-1769 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

KJB-1611 ¶ And I turned, and lift vp mine eyes, and looked, and beholde, there came foure charets out from betweene two mountaines, and the mountaines were mountaines of brasse.
(¶ And I turned, and lift up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass.)

Bshps Moreouer, I turned me, lyfting vp myne eyes, and loked, and behold there came foure charrets out from betwixt two hylles, which hylles were of brasse.
(Moreover/What’s_more, I turned me, lifting up mine eyes, and looked, and behold there came four chariots out from betwixt two hills, which hills were of brass.)

Gnva Againe, I turned and lift vp mine eyes, and looked: and beholde, there came foure charets out from betweene two mountaines, and the mountaines were mountaines of brasse.
(Again, I turned and lift up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass.)

Cvdl Morouer I turned me, liftynge vp myne eyes, & loked: & beholde, there came iiij. charettes out fro betwixte two hilles, which hilles were of brasse:
(Moreover/What’s_more I turned me, lifting up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came 4 chariots out from between two hills, which hills were of brass:)

Wycl And Y was conuertid, and reiside myn iyen, and siy, and lo! foure horsid cartis goynge out of the myddil of tweyne hillis, and the hillis weren hillis of bras.
(And I was converted, and raised mine eyes, and see, and lo! four horsid cartis going out of the middle of twain/two_or_both hills, and the hills were hills of bras.)

Luth Und ich hub meine Augen abermal auf und sah, und siehe, da waren vier Wagen, die gingen zwischen zween Bergen hervor; dieselbigen Berge aber waren ehern.
(And I began my eyes again on/in/to and saw, and see/look, there were four wagon/cart, the went between two mountain(s)/hill(s) out; the_same mountains/hills but were bronze.)

ClVg Et conversus sum, et levavi oculos meos, et vidi: et ecce quatuor quadrigæ egredientes de medio duorum montium: et montes, montes ærei.
(And turned_around I_am, and I_lifted the_eyes mine, and I_saw: and behold four quadrigæ on_the_way_outs from/about in_the_middle of_two mountains: and mountains, mountains to_bei.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וָ⁠אָשֻׁ֗ב

and,I_returned

Zechariah is using the phrase translated as And I turned to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וָ⁠אֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַ⁠י֙

and,I_lifted_up eyes_of,my

Zechariah is using I lifted my eyes as a common expression of the culture to mean “I looked up.” 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: [and I looked up]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֨ה

and=see/lo/see!

Zechariah is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [and look]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אַרְבַּ֤ע מַרְכָּבוֹת֙ יֹֽצְא֔וֹת מִ⁠בֵּ֖ין שְׁנֵ֣י הֶֽ⁠הָרִ֑ים

four chariots coming_out from,between two_of the,mountains

Here, four chariots coming out from between two mountains represents the divine agents that Yahweh sends out to execute his purposes in the earth. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [four chariots, which represent the divine agents Yahweh sends out to carry out his purposes, coming out from between two mountains]

Note 5 topic: writing-symlanguage

הָרֵ֥י נְחֹֽשֶׁת

mountains_of copper/brass/bronze//coin

Here, mountains of bronze represents the permanence and strength of Yahweh’s heavenly dwelling place. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [represented the permanence and strength of Yahweh’s heavenly dwelling place]

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