Zechariah 12 · Verse 13

Zechariah 12:13

The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
Zechariah 12:13, King James Version

Zechariah 12:13 in other translations

BSBthe clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,
WEBthe family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;
ASVthe family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;
YLTThe family of the house of Levi apart, And their women apart; The family of Shimei apart, And their women apart,
DARBYthe family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
BBEThe family of Levi by themselves, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by themselves, and their wives by themselves;
WebsterThe family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

What does Zechariah 12:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 12:12-14

12-14. A universal and an individual mourning at once. David ... Nathan--representing the highest and lowest of the royal order. Nathan, not the prophet, but a younger son of David (2Sa 5:14; Lu 3:31). apart--Retirement and seclusion are needful for deep personal religion. wives apart--Jewish females worship separately from the males (Ex 15:1, 20).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 12:9-14

The day here spoken of, is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people. In Christ's first coming he bruised the serpent's head, and broke all the powers of darkness that fought against God's kingdom among men. In his second coming he will complete their destruction, when he shall put down all opposing rule, principality, and power; and death…

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Zechariah 12:13 in the original Hebrew

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מִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan ofH4940
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
לֵוִי֙le.ViLeviH3878
לְבָ֔דle.Vad<to> aloneH905
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.Hemand wives theirH802
לְבָ֑דle.Vad<to> aloneH905
מִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan ofH4940
הַשִּׁמְעִי֙ha.shim.'Ithe Shimeite[s]H8097
לְבָ֔דle.Vad<to> aloneH905
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.Hemand wives theirH802
לְבָֽד\׃le.Vad<to> aloneH905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 12:13

  • 1 Chronicles 23:7

    Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

  • 1 Kings 1:8

    But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

  • 2 Samuel 16:5

    And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:27

    And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:14

    And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:10

    And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

  • Numbers 3:1-4

    These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.

  • Exodus 6:16-26

    And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years. And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. …

  • Malachi 2:4-9

    And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. …

  • 1 Chronicles 3:19

    And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

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Levi.
Ex 6:16-26; Nu 3:1-4:49; Mal 2:4-9
Shimei. or, Simeon, as LXX.
2Sa 16:5; 1Ki 1:8; 1Ch 3:19; 4:27; 23:7,10; 2Ch 29:14

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Context

  • Zechariah 12:12

    And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

  • Zechariah 12:13

    The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

  • Zechariah 12:14

    All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

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Zechariah 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El linaje de la casa de Leví por sí, y sus mujeres por sí; el linaje de Simei por sí, y sus mujeres por sí;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
la famille de la maison de Lévi à part, et leurs femmes à part; la famille des Shimhites à part, et leurs femmes à part:
German
Elberfelder 1871
das Geschlecht des Hauses Levis besonders, und ihre Weiber besonders; das Geschlecht der Simeiter besonders, und ihre Weiber besonders;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
familiæ domus Nathan seorsum, et mulieres eorum seorsum: familiæ domus Levi seorsum, et mulieres eorum seorsum: familiæ Semei seorsum, et mulieres eorum seorsum: