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Zechariah 7:1

וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
אַרְבַּ֔ע
ʼarbaʻ
four
לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ
Dârᵉyâvêsh
to/for — Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
the — a king
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דְבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
זְכַרְיָ֗ה
Zᵉkaryâh
Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛ה
ʼarbaʻ
in/with/by — four
לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
to/for — the new moon; by implication, a month
הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י
tᵉshîyʻîy
the — ninth
בְּכִסְלֵֽו
Kiçlêv
in/with/by — Kisleu, the 9th Hebrew month
Zechariah 7:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the fourth year of [the reign of] King Darius [of Persia], the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev (Dec 7, 518 b.c.).
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In the fourth year of [the reign of] King Darius [of Persia], the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev (Dec 7, 518 b.c.).
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