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11 Then take some silver and gold to make a crown[a] and set it on the head of Joshua the high priest, the son of Jehozadak.

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  1. Zechariah 6:11 tn Heb “crowns” (so KJV, ASV; also in v. 14). The Hebrew word for “crown” here is עֲטֶרֶת (ʿateret), a term never used in the OT for the priestly crown or mitre. Thus, the scene here describes the investing of the priest with royal authority.

12 Then say to him, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “Look—here is the man whose name is Branch,[a] who will sprout up from his place and build the temple of the Lord.

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  1. Zechariah 6:12 tn The epithet “Branch” (צֶמַח, tsemakh) derives from the verb used here (יִצְמָח, yitsmakh, “will sprout up”) to describe the rise of the Messiah, already referred to in this manner in Zech 3:8 (cf. Isa 11:1; 53:2; Jer 33:15). In the immediate context this refers to Zerubbabel, but the ultimate referent is Jesus (cf. John 19:5).