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Zechariah 5

1ThenagainIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869,andsawH7200,and,behold,aflying roll.

2AndhesaidH559untome,Whatseest thou?AndIanswered,IseeH7200aflying roll;thelengthאָרְכָּהּ֙'a.re.KahH753thereofistwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,andthebreadthוְרָחְבָּ֖הּve.ra.che.BahH7341thereoftenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520.

3ThensaidH559heuntome,Thisisthecurseהָֽאָלָ֔הha.'a.LahH423thatgoethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhai.yo.TzetH3318overthefaceH6440ofthewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:foreveryoneH2088thatstealethshallbecutoffontheoneH2088sideaccordingtoit;andeveryoneH2088thatswearethshallbecutoffontheothersideaccordingtoit.

4IwillcauseittogoH3318forthהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָho.tze.Ti.haH3318, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,anditshallenterintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthethiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590,andintothehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004ofhimthatswearethfalselybymynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034;anditshallabideinthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andshallconsumeitwiththetimberthereofandthestonesH68thereof.

5Thentheangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithmewentH3318forthH3318,andsaidH559untome,Liftשָׂ֣אsa'H5375upnowthineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andseeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatisthisthatgoethforthH3318.

6AndIsaidH559,Whatisit?AndhesaidH559,Thisistheephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374thatgoethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.HesaidH559moreover,Thisistheirappearanceעֵינָ֖ם'ei.NamH5869inallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776

7(and,behold,therewasliftedH5375upatalentH3603ofleadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777);andthisisawomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802sittingH3427inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432oftheephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.

8AndhesaidH559,ThisisWickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564:andhecastH7993herdownH7993intothemidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432oftheephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374;andhecastH7993theweightאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofleadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777uponthemouthפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310thereof.

9Thenliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375Iupmineeyesעֵינַ֜י'ei.NaiH5869,andsawH7200,and,behold,therecameH3318forthיֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'OtH3318twoשְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenH802,andthewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307wasintheirwingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.HemH3671;nowtheyhadwingsכְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671likethewingsכְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.FeiH3671ofastorkהַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.DahH2624;andtheyliftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nahH5375uptheephahהָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374betweenearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776andheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

10ThensaidH559Itotheangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedwithme, Whither dothesebeartheephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374?

11AndhesaidH559untome,Tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129herahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֑רshin.'ArH8152:andwhenitispreparedH3559, sheshallbesetthereinherownplace.

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