Zechariah 6 — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 6:10, 6:13, 6:14
Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.
Chapter 6
Four chariots and the crowned priest
Verse 6:1 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:1 Again I lifted my eyes and saw: look, four chariots coming out from between two mountains! The mountains were mountains of bronze.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:1 I turned and lifted my eyes and saw: look, four chariots coming out from between two mountains! The mountains were bronze mountains.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The four chariots, two mountains and bronze material agree.
Verse 6:2 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:2 The first chariot had red horses, and the second chariot black horses.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:2 The first chariot had flame-red horses, and the second chariot black horses,
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The first two teams and their colors correspond.
Verse 6:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:3 The third chariot had white horses, and the fourth chariot strong, dappled horses.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:3 the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled, gray horses.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew amussim is provisionally strong; Greek psaroi is gray. Both give the fourth team a dappled description, and the Hebrew term's possible color force remains open.
Verse 6:4 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:4 I answered and said to the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:4 I answered and said to the angel speaking within me, “What are these, lord?”
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The prophet asks the same question about the vision.
Verse 6:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:5 The angel answered me, “These are the four winds of heaven, going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:5 The angel speaking within me answered, “These are the four winds of heaven; they go out to stand beside the Lord of all the earth.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew sends the winds from having presented themselves; Greek makes standing beside the Lord their purpose. Hebrew ruhot permits spirits as well as winds; Greek anemoi specifically supports winds.
Verse 6:6 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:6 The one with the black horses is going out toward the northern land; the white ones have gone out behind them, and the dappled ones have gone out toward the southern land.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:6 The one with the black horses was going out toward the northern land; the white ones were going out behind them, and the dappled ones were going out toward the southern land,
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The teams' directions and the white horses following the black agree. Neither column relocates the white team to a different compass direction.
Verse 6:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:7 The strong ones went out and sought to go about the earth. He said, “Go, travel about the earth!” And they traveled about the earth.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:7 and the gray ones were going out and looking to go and travel around the earth.” He said, “Go and travel around the earth!” And they traveled around the earth.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew strong ones become Greek gray ones, continuing verse three's descriptive difference. The requested and authorized circuit agrees.
Verse 6:8 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:8 He called to me and said, “Look, those going out to the northern land have brought My spirit to rest in the northern land.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:8 He cried out and said to me, “Look, those going out toward the northern land have brought My wrath to rest in the northern land.”
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew My spirit becomes Greek My wrath. Both describe rest resulting from the northern mission, but Greek makes the emotional force explicit. Lowercase spirit preserves the possible sense of disposition or emotion here; it does not override the clear divine agency expressed by Spirit at 4:6 and 7:12.
Verse 6:9 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:9 The word of YHWH came to me, saying:
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:9 The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The new prophetic word agrees.
Verse 6:10 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:10 “Take from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon—and you yourself shall go that day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:10 “Take the things from the captivity, from its rulers, from its useful people and from those who have known it; you shall go that day into the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah, who has come from Babylon,
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Hebrew names three donors and uses plural have come; Greek gives descriptions of groups and a singular arrival associated with Josiah or Zephaniah. Greek its/it refers back grammatically to captivity, with the precise social reference uncertain. The differing identities are not harmonized.
Verse 6:11 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:11 Take silver and gold, make crowns and set them on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:11 take silver and gold, make crowns and put them on the head of Joshua son of Josedek, the high priest,
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The metals, plural crowns and named priest agree. Greek Josedek and Hebrew Jehozadak preserve their name forms; no second recipient is supplied.
Verse 6:12 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:12 Say to him: Thus says YHWH of hosts: Look, a man whose name is Shoot! From beneath him he will sprout, and he will build YHWH's temple.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:12 and say to him: Thus says the Lord Almighty: Look, a man whose name is Rising! From beneath him he will rise, and he will build the Lord's house.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The title and related verb retain Hebrew sprouting and Greek rising imagery. Both assign the man construction of God's sanctuary, with Hebrew temple and Greek house. Neither column substitutes a later interpretive identity.
Verse 6:13 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:13 He himself will build YHWH's temple; he will bear majesty, sit and rule on his throne. A priest will be on his throne, and peaceful counsel will be between the two of them.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:13 He himself will receive excellence, sit and rule on his throne; the priest will be at his right hand, and peaceful counsel will be between both.
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Greek lacks the repeated building clause and explicitly locates the priest at the ruler's right. Hebrew has a priest on his throne; whether this is another person or the ruler acting as priest remains disputed. The Greek distinction is explicit, while the Hebrew's two figures and throne relation are left visible.
Verse 6:14 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:14 The crowns will be for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen son of Zephaniah as a memorial in YHWH's temple.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:14 The crown will be for those who endure, for its useful people and those who have known it, for the favor of Zephaniah's son and for a psalm in the Lord's house.
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Hebrew names recipients and a memorial; Greek gives descriptive groups, favor and a psalm, and changes crowns to singular crown. Hebrew Helem and Hen are preserved as displayed rather than silently replaced with Heldai and Josiah from verse ten; Greek's its remains an unresolved antecedent.
Verse 6:15 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
6:15 Those far away will come and build in YHWH's temple, and you will know that YHWH of hosts sent me to you. This will happen if you truly listen to the voice of YHWH your God.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
6:15 Those far away from them will come and build in the Lord's house, and you will know that the Lord Almighty sent me to you. This will happen if you truly listen to the voice of the Lord your God.”
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The distant builders, recognition of the mission and emphatic condition of listening agree. Greek adds from them without specifying a further named group.