Zechariah 7:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

9	And to speak	לֵאמֹ֑ר	h559
1		אֶל	h413
2	unto the priests	הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	h3548
3		אֲשֶׁר֙	h834
4	which were in the house	לְבֵית	h1004
5	of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	h3068
6	of hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	h6635
7		וְאֶל	h413
8	and to the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים	h5030
9	And to speak	לֵאמֹ֑ר	h559
10	Should I weep	הַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙	h1058
11	month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	h2320
12	in the fifth	הַחֲמִשִׁ֔י	h2549
13	separating	הִנָּזֵ֕ר	h5144
14		כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	h834
15	myself as I have done	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	h6213
16		זֶ֖ה	h2088
17		כַּמֶּ֥ה	h4100
18	these so many years	שָׁנִֽים׃	h8141

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

`and' to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

[and] to speak unto the priests that were in the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done now so many years?

World English Bible (WEB)

and to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Hosts, and to the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?"

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

speaking unto the priests who `are' at the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and unto the prophets, saying, `Do I weep in the fifth month -- being separated -- as I have done these so many years?'