# Zechariah 3.1

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**Book:** [Zechariah](/codex/zechariah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **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.**
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> 2. And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke you, O Satan; Yes, Jehovah that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. (Zechariah 3:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before Yahweh’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.**
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> 2. Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?” 3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. (Zechariah 3:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. <sup>Satan: that is, an adversary</sup> <sup>to: Heb. to be his adversary</sup>**
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> 2. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. (Zechariah 3:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.**
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> 2. And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: 'Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?' 3. And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger. (Zechariah 3:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Job Bet Objection Defeater](/codex/job-bet-objection-defeater/), via [Zechariah 3.1-2](/codex/zechariah-3-1-2/)

**Concepts:**

- [Satan](/codex/h7854-satan/)
- [Spirit of Accusation](/codex/spirit-of-accusation/), via [Zechariah 3.1-2](/codex/zechariah-3-1-2/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1228 - diabolos](/codex/g1228-diabolos/), via [Zechariah 3.1-2](/codex/zechariah-3-1-2/)
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/), via [Zechariah 3.1-2](/codex/zechariah-3-1-2/)
- [H3091 - Yehoshua](/codex/h3091-yehoshua/)
- [H7854 - satan](/codex/h7854-satan/), via [Zechariah 3.1-2](/codex/zechariah-3-1-2/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.