King James Version
Zechariah 2:1 in the King James Version says “I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.”
Zechariah 2:1 · KJV
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I lifted up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“mine eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“again and looked”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“and behold a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“in his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“with a measuring”
H4060properly, extension, i.e., height or breadth; specifically, tribute (as measured)
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