King James Version
Zechariah 7:2 in the King James Version says “When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, pray: Heb. in...” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, pray: Heb. intreat the face of”
Zechariah 7:2 · KJV
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, pray: Heb. intreat the face of
And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“When they had sent”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
“unto the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“and their men”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
“to pray”
H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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