Zechariah 3:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For behold,הִנֵּ֣ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the stoneהָאֶ֗בֶן
(ha·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
that I have setנָתַ֙תִּי֙
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
Joshua;יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ
(ye·ho·v·shu·a',)
3091: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and yasha
on oneאַחַ֖ת
(a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
stoneאֶ֥בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
are sevenשִׁבְעָ֣ה
(shiv·'ah)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
eyes.עֵינָ֑יִם
(ei·na·yim;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
Behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I will engraveמְפַתֵּ֣חַ
(me·fat·te·ach)
6605b: to engravea prim. root
an inscriptionפִּתֻּחָ֗הּ
(pit·tu·chah)
6603: an engravingfrom pathach
on it,' declaresנְאֻם֙
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hosts,צְבָאֹ֔ות
(tze·va·'o·vt,)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
and I will removeוּמַשְׁתִּ֛י
(u·mash·ti)
4185: to depart, removea prim. root
the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן
(a·von)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
of that landהָאָֽרֶץ־
(ha·'a·retz-)
776: earth, landa prim. root
in oneאֶחָֽד׃
(e·chad.)
259: onea prim. card. number
day.בְּיֹ֥ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For behold the stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
that I have laid
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Joshua
Yhowshuwa`  (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader -- Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.
upon one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
shall be seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
behold I will engrave
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
the graving
pittuwach  (pit-too'-akh)
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio) -- carved (work) (are, en-)grave(-ing, -n).
thereof 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.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
and I will remove
muwsh  (moosh)
to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive) -- cease, depart, go back, remove, take away.
the iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
of that land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
in one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'For behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

King James Bible
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Notice the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave an inscription on it"--this is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts--"and I will take away the guilt of this land in a single day.

International Standard Version
Look, the stone that I put in place in Joshua's presence—on that one stone are seven eyes. And look, I will do the engraving myself,' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, 'and I will remove the perversity of that land in a single day.

NET Bible
As for the stone I have set before Joshua--on the one stone there are seven eyes. I am about to engrave an inscription on it,' says the LORD who rules over all, 'to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Look at the stone I have set in front of Joshua. That one stone has seven eyes. I am engraving an inscription on it," declares the LORD of Armies. "I will remove this land's sin in a single day.

King James 2000 Bible
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
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