Zec 3:8 | NET2full | STEP | Listen now , Joshua the high priest , both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant , the Branch .

‏ Zechariah 3:8

8 Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you ^{▼▼tn Heb “these men.” The cleansing of Joshua and his elevation to enhanced leadership as a priest signify the coming of the messianic age.} are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch. ^{▼▼sn The collocation of servant and branch gives double significance to the messianic meaning of the passage (cf. Isa 41:8, 9; 42:1, 19; 43:10; 44:1, 2, 21; Ps 132:17; Jer 23:5; 33:15).}