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# the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat
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"Shebat" is the eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar. The twenty-fourth day is near the middle of February on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# in the second year of Darius' reign
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"in the second year of the reign of Darius the king" or "in the second year since Darius became king." See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:1](./01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# the word of Yahweh came
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This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:1](./01.md). AT: "Yahweh gave a message" or "Yawheh spoke this message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Berechiah ... Iddo
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These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# look
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The word "look" here shows that Zechariah was surprised by what he saw.
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# myrtle trees
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a kind of small tree with colorful flowers (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# I said, "What are these things, Lord?" Then the angel who talked with me
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Here Zechariah speaks to an unidentified angel. This is not the same as the "man" who was "riding on a red horse."
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# What are these things, Lord?
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"What are these things, sir?" Here the word "Lord" is a form of polite address.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/darius]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horse]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]] |