Zechariah 3:6
What does Zechariah 3:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 3:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the angel of the Lord made a statement to Joshua, and said,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the messenger of Jehovah doth protest to Joshua, saying:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
Context
v.5And I said, Let them set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by.
v.6This passage
v.7Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among these that stand by.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:20
Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
- Hosea 12:4
yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,
- Acts 7:35
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
- Genesis 28:13
And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Zechariah 3:1
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
- Jeremiah 11:7
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
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