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Zechariah 13:6

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

KJV

Et dicetur ei : Quid sunt plagæ istæ in medio manuum tuarum ? Et dicet : His plagatus sum in domo eorum qui diligebant me.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐρεῖ πρὸς αὐτόν Τί αἱ πληγαὶ αὗται ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν χειρῶν σου; καὶ ἐρεῖ Ἃς ἐπλήγην ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ μου.

LXX

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

ASV

וְ/אָמַ֣ר אֵלָ֔י/ו מָ֧ה הַ/מַּכּ֛וֹת הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה בֵּ֣ין יָדֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/אָמַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֻכֵּ֖יתִי בֵּ֥ית מְאַהֲבָֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַכָּ֣ה
mkh
noun · 48×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§19“If you see charity, you see the Trinity”, wrote Saint Augustine.[11] In the foregoing reflections, we have been able to focus our attention on the Pierced one (cf. Jn 19:37, Zech 12:10), recognizing the plan of the Father who, moved by love (cf. Jn 3:16), sent his only-begotten Son into the world to redeem man. By dying on the Cross—as Saint John tells us—Jesus “gave up his Sp…

Cross-references

  • John 18:35 — Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
  • Prov 27:5 — Open rebuke is better than secret love.
  • Ps 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.