## Then I turned ##

The word "I" refers to Zechariah.

## lifted my eyes ##

This means to look up at something. He says "I lifted my eyes" because that is the part of the body a person sees with. AT: "looked up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## behold ##

The word “behold” here shows that Zechariah was surprised by what he saw.