# Connecting Statement: The angel who speaks with Zechariah continues to explain the vision. # The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, "The hands This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. AT: "Yahweh gave a message to me. He said, 'The hands" or "Yahweh spoke this message to me: 'The hands" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])