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114 Structure and the Book ofZechariah
5bp And the angel of Yahweh was standing. .. (dittography from what
follows?)
7b And I will give you D'D'nQ among these who are standing
This situation may be represented as follows:
1-3 Sja (Joshua standing before the angel)
Ssj (Satan before Joshua)
Sja
4-7 Spj (People standing before Joshua)
Sa (Angel standing)
Spj
The participles (which they all are) form genuine inclusios and (again)
divide up the section logically. Verses 1-3 describe the scene and
Yahweh's intention; vv. 4-7 describe the symbolic vindication of
Joshua (and therefore Jerusalem).
Verses 1-3 have the root ]Bfo once and the noun three times; also the
verb "UN twice. These repetitions seem to be for emphasis and not to
indicate structure. Two words eto 1 ? and ID occur in vv. 1-3 and 4-8
(both words once each in vv. 3, 4, 5). This does not interfere with the
division but links the two parts together. Within vv. 4-8 we find the
following pattern:
4ap Take off the garments (D'tn), the filthy ones, from upon him
4ba And he said to him
See I have taken away from upon you your sin
4bp and clothe (efa'Tn) 1 you with rich apparel
5aa And I said 2
5ap Let them set a turban, a clean one, upon his head
5bal and they set the turban, the clean one, upon his head
5bcc2 and they clothed him with garments
(5bp and the angel of Yahweh was standing)
1. Is this an imperative or an infinitive? The Septuagint reading tcou evSuoaxe
auxov represents in« itf'a'pn which would be more natural if we assume that 4bp
follows directly from 4ap, or if we put 4ba in parenthesis. The imperative with -[DR
does not make good sense.
2. This is usually emended to 'And he said' followed by an imperative. This is
supported by Vulg. and perhaps Syr. and Targ. The LXX has KCU eTU0r)icav which
is evidently to be understood as an imperative in view of the erceGriKav following.