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12 And say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, here is a man whose name is Branch,[a] and from his place he will sprout, and he will build the temple of Yahweh. 13 And he will build the temple of Yahweh, and he will bear majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two of them.”’[b] 14 And the crown will be for Helem,[c] for Tobijah, for Jedaiah, and for Hen[d] son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of Yahweh.

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  1. Zechariah 6:12 Hebrew “Sprout” or “Shoot” (“Branch” is a traditional rendering in English)
  2. Zechariah 6:13 That is, between king and priest
  3. Zechariah 6:14 “Helem” is probably another name for Heldai (v. 10)
  4. Zechariah 6:14 “Hen” is frequently understood as a reference to Josiah (v. 10)

12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(A) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(B) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[a] will be a priest(C) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’ 14 The crown will be given to Heldai,[b] Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen[c] son of Zephaniah as a memorial(D) in the temple of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or there
  2. Zechariah 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem
  3. Zechariah 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the