The Meaning of Zechariah 12:13 Explained

Zechariah 12:13

KJV: The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

YLT: The family of the house of Levi apart, And their women apart; The family of Shimei apart, And their women apart,

Darby: the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

ASV: the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The family  of the house  of Levi  apart, and their wives  apart; the family  of Shimei  apart, and their wives  apart; 

What does Zechariah 12:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Zechariah 12:1-14 - Jerusalem's Day Of Mourning
This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes, though in vain, Zechariah 12:2-3; Zechariah 12:6. The Lord will defend them, Zechariah 12:7-8. Then the nation will mourn. Their repentance will be universal, from the highest to the lowest; lonely, and on account of the sufferings they inflicted on Jesus. The Agent of this mourning will be the Holy Spirit; and it will eventuate in the full forgiveness of sin through the blood of atonement and an entire cleansing from idols. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 12

1  Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself,
3  and a burdensome stone to her adversaries
6  The victorious restoring of Judah
10  The repentance of Jerusalem

What do the individual words in Zechariah 12:13 mean?

the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves of Shimei by themselves
מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בֵּית־ לֵוִי֙ לְבָ֔ד וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם לְבָ֑ד הַשִּׁמְעִי֙ לְבָֽד

מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת  the  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
בֵּית־  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לֵוִי֙  of  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
לְבָ֔ד  by  itself 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם  and  their  wives 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
לְבָ֑ד  by  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
הַשִּׁמְעִי֙  of  Shimei 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעִי  
Sense: descendants of Shimei or Shimi.
לְבָֽד  by  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.