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This work is still being revised, if you have comments or questions please email them to help@ door43.org Version: 11 Published: 2017-11-29 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Copyrights & Licensing ................................... 1 translationNotes ...................................... 12 Introduction to Zechariah ................................... 12 Zechariah 01 General Notes .................................. 14 Zechariah 1:1-3 ........................................ 15 Zechariah 1:4-6 ........................................ 17 Zechariah 1:7-9 ........................................ 19 Zechariah 1:10-11 ....................................... 21 Zechariah 1:12-13 ....................................... 23 Zechariah 1:14-15 ....................................... 24 Zechariah 1:16-17 ....................................... 26 Zechariah 1:18-19 ....................................... 28 Zechariah 1:20-21 ....................................... 29 Zechariah 02 General Notes .................................. 31 Zechariah 2:1-2 ........................................ 32 Zechariah 2:3-5 ........................................ 33 Zechariah 2:6-7 ........................................ 35 Zechariah 2:8-9 ........................................ 37 Zechariah 2:10-11 ....................................... 39 Zechariah 2:12-13 ....................................... 41 Zechariah 03 General Notes .................................. 43 Zechariah 3:1-3 ........................................ 44 Zechariah 3:4-5 ........................................ 46 Zechariah 3:6-7 ........................................ 48 Zechariah 3:8-9 ........................................ 50 Zechariah 3:10 ......................................... 52 Zechariah 04 General Notes .................................. 53 Zechariah 4:1-3 ........................................ 54 Zechariah 4:4-5 ........................................ 56 Zechariah 4:6-7 ........................................ 57 Zechariah 4:8-11 ........................................ 59 Zechariah 4:12-13 ....................................... 61 Zechariah 4:14 ......................................... 63 Zechariah 05 General Notes .................................. 64 Zechariah 5:1-2 ........................................ 65 Zechariah 5:3-4 ........................................ 66 Zechariah 5:5-7 ........................................ 68 Zechariah 5:8-9 ........................................ 70 Zechariah 5:10-11 ....................................... 72 Zechariah 06 General Notes .................................. 73 Zechariah 6:1-4 ........................................ 74 2 Table of Contents Zechariah 6:5-6 ........................................ 76 Zechariah 6:7-8 ........................................ 78 Zechariah 6:9-11 ........................................ 80 Zechariah 6:12-13 ....................................... 82 Zechariah 6:14-15 ....................................... 84 Zechariah 07 General Notes .................................. 86 Zechariah 7:1-3 ........................................ 87 Zechariah 7:4-7 ........................................ 89 Zechariah 7:8-10 ........................................ 92 Zechariah 7:11-12 ....................................... 94 Zechariah 7:13-14 ....................................... 96 Zechariah 08 General Notes .................................. 98 Zechariah 8:1-3 ........................................ 99 Zechariah 8:4-5 ........................................101 Zechariah 8:6-8 ........................................102 Zechariah 8:9-10 ........................................104 Zechariah 8:11-12 .......................................106 Zechariah 8:13-15 .......................................108 Zechariah 8:16-17 .......................................111 Zechariah 8:18-19 .......................................113 Zechariah 8:20-22 .......................................116 Zechariah 8:23 .........................................118 Zechariah 09 General Notes ..................................119 Zechariah 9:1-2 ........................................120 Zechariah 9:3-4 ........................................122 Zechariah 9:5-7 ........................................124 Zechariah 9:8 .........................................126 Zechariah 9:9-10 ........................................127 Zechariah 9:11-13 .......................................130 Zechariah 9:14-15 .......................................132 Zechariah 9:16-17 .......................................135 Zechariah 10 General Notes ..................................137 Zechariah 10:1-2 ........................................138 Zechariah 10:3 .........................................140 Zechariah 10:4-5 ........................................142 Zechariah 10:6-7 ........................................144 Zechariah 10:8-10 .......................................146 Zechariah 10:11-12 ......................................148 Zechariah 11 General Notes ..................................150 Zechariah 11:1-3 ........................................151 Zechariah 11:4-6 ........................................154 Zechariah 11:7-9 ........................................157 Zechariah 11:10-12 ......................................159 3 Table of Contents Zechariah 11:13-14 ......................................161 Zechariah 11:15-16 ......................................163 Zechariah 11:17 ........................................165 Zechariah 12 General Notes ..................................167 Zechariah 12:1-3 ........................................168 Zechariah 12:4-5 ........................................171 Zechariah 12:6 .........................................173 Zechariah 12:7-9 ........................................175 Zechariah 12:10-11 ......................................177 Zechariah 12:12-14 ......................................179 Zechariah 13 General Notes ..................................181 Zechariah 13:1-2 ........................................182 Zechariah 13:3 .........................................184 Zechariah 13:4-6 ........................................186 Zechariah 13:7 .........................................188 Zechariah 13:8-9 ........................................190 Zechariah 14 General Notes ..................................192 Zechariah 14:1-2 ........................................193 Zechariah 14:3-4 ........................................195 Zechariah 14:5 .........................................197 Zechariah 14:6-8 ........................................199 Zechariah 14:9-11 .......................................201 Zechariah 14:12-13 ......................................204 Zechariah 14:14-15 ......................................206 Zechariah 14:16-18 ......................................208 Zechariah 14:19 ........................................210 Zechariah 14:20-21 ......................................211 translationQuestions .................................... 213 Zechariah 1 ..........................................213 Zechariah 2 ..........................................215 Zechariah 3 ..........................................216 Zechariah 4 ..........................................218 Zechariah 5 ..........................................220 Zechariah 6 ..........................................221 Zechariah 7 ..........................................223 Zechariah 8 ..........................................225 Zechariah 9 ..........................................228 Zechariah 10 ..........................................230 Zechariah 11 ..........................................231 Zechariah 12 ..........................................233 Zechariah 13 ..........................................235 Zechariah 14 ..........................................236 4 Table of Contents translationWords ...................................... 238 abomination, abominations, abominable . 239 accuse, accuses, accused, accusing, accuser, accusers, accusation, accusations . 240 afflicted, afflict, afflicted, afflicting, affliction, afflictions . 241 altar, altars ..........................................243 ancestor, ancestors, father, fathers, fathered, fathering, forefather, forefathers, grandfather244 angel, angels, archangel ....................................246 anger, angered, angry .....................................248 Arabah .............................................249
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