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Zechariah 4:9-10

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4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this temple, 1  and his hands will complete it.” Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you. 4:10 For who dares make light of small beginnings? These seven eyes 2  will joyfully look on the tin tablet 3  in Zerubbabel’s hand. (These are the eyes of the Lord, which constantly range across the whole earth.)

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[4:9]  1 tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV).

[4:10]  2 tn Heb “these seven.” Eyes are clearly intended in the ellipsis as v. 10b shows. As in 3:9 the idea is God’s omniscience. He who knows the end from the beginning rejoices at the completion of his purposes.

[4:10]  3 tn This term is traditionally translated “plumb line” (so NASB, NIV, NLT; cf. KJV, NRSV “plummet”), but it is more likely that the Hebrew בְּדִיל (bÿdil) is to be derived not from בָּדַל (badal), “to divide,” but from a root meaning “tin.” This finds support in the ancient Near Eastern custom of placing inscriptions on tin plates in dedicatory foundation deposits.



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