Zechariah 13:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It will comeוְהָיָ֤ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about in allבְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the land,"הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
Declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"That twoשְׁנַ֣יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
partsפִּֽי־
(pi-)
6310: moutha prim. root
in it will be cut offיִכָּרְת֖וּ
(yik·ka·re·tu)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
[and] perish;יִגְוָ֑עוּ
(yig·va·'u;)
1478: to expire, perish, diea prim. root
But the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית
(ve·ha·she·li·shit)
7992: third (an ord. number)from the same as shalosh
will be leftיִוָּ֥תֶר
(yiv·va·ter)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
in it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall come to pass that in all the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
parts
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
therein shall be cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
and die
gava`  (gaw-vah')
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire -- die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
but the third
shliyshiy  (shel-ee-shee')
third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) -- third (part, rank, time), three (years old).
shall be left
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
therein
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It will come about in all the land," Declares the LORD, "That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.

King James Bible
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the whole land-- this is the LORD's declaration-- two-thirds will be cut off and die, but a third will be left in it.

International Standard Version
It will come about in all of the land," declares the LORD, "that two thirds of the people living there will die, but a third will survive who live there.

NET Bible
It will happen in all the land, says the LORD, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD declares, "Throughout the land two-thirds will be cut off and die. Yet, one-third will be left in it.

King James 2000 Bible
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says the LORD, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.
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