KJV King James Version
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;
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Zechariah 7:1
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
WEB World English Bible
It happened in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;
2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
3 [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?
4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beבִּשְׁנַ֣תH8141 · sha.nehyearאַרְבַּ֔עH702 · ar.bafourלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁH1867 · dar.ya.veshDariusהַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingהָיָ֨הH1961 · ha.yahto beדְבַר־H1697 · da.varwordיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)זְכַרְיָ֗הH2148 · ze.khar.yahZechariahבְּאַרְבָּעָ֛הH702 · ar.bafourלַחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַתְּשִׁעִ֖יH8671 · te.shi.ininthבְּכִסְלֵֽו׃H3691 · kis.levChislev
Cross-references
Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,Ezra 6:14-15And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.Haggai 2:10In the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,Haggai 2:20And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,
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