Passage

Zechariah 6.2

Book: Zechariah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass."

"2. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;"

"3. and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses. 4. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?" (Zechariah 6:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass."

"2. In the first chariot were red horses; in the second chariot black horses;"

"3. in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them powerful. 4. Then I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”" (Zechariah 6:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass."

"2. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;"

"3. And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. ^{bay: or, strong} 4. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?" (Zechariah 6:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four chariots are coming forth from between two of the mountains, and the mountains [are] mountains of brass."

"2. In the first chariot [are] red horses, and in the second chariot brown horses,"

"3. and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot strong grisled horses. 4. And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, 'What [are] these, my lord?'" (Zechariah 6:1-4, YLT)

Setting

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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.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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