King James Version
Zechariah 6:11 in the King James Version says “Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;”
Zechariah 6:11 · KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: grow: or, branch up from under him
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“and set”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“them upon the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
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