יְדֵ֣י זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יִסְּד֛וּ הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה וְיָדָ֣יו תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
The hands of Zerubbavel have founded this house, and his hands shall complete it, and you shall know that YHWH of Hosts has sent me to you.
Morphology
- יְדֵי (yedei) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “hands of”; Notes: Construct form introducing Zerubbavel as the possessor.
- זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zerubbavel) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Zerubbavel”; Notes: Leader overseeing the rebuilding of the Temple.
- יִסְּדוּ (yissedu) – Root: יסד (yasad); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “have founded”; Notes: Plural form refers back to “hands” as the grammatical subject.
- הַבַּיִת (ha-bayit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the house”; Notes: Refers to the Temple.
- הַזֶּה (ha-zeh) – Root: —; Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the Temple being rebuilt.
- וְיָדָיו (ve-yadav) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine plural + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and his hands”; Notes: Again uses “hands” as subject to indicate personal involvement.
- תְּבַצַּעְנָה (tevatzaʿnah) – Root: בצע (batzaʿ); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine plural; Translation: “shall complete (it)”; Notes: Feminine plural agrees with “hands” as the grammatical subject.
- וְיָדַעְתָּ (ve-yadata) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “and you shall know”; Notes: Perfect used with vav to express future certainty.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the content of the knowledge.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The speaker and sender.
- צְבָאֹות (tsevaʾot) – Root: צבא (tsava); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “of hosts”; Notes: Military imagery highlighting divine authority.
- שְׁלָחַנִי (shelachani) – Root: שלח (shalach); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 1st person singular; Translation: “has sent me”; Notes: The prophet speaks as YHWH’s emissary.
- אֲלֵיכֶם (aleichem) – Root: —; Form: Preposition אֶל + suffix 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Directed to the audience receiving the prophetic assurance.