Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 5

1Againוָאָשׁ֕וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375my eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200before meוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009a flyingעָפָֽה׃'a.FahH5774scrollמְגִלָּ֥הme.gi.LahH4039.

2“Whatמָ֥הmahH4100do youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413the angel. “Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200a flyingעָפָ֔ה'a.FahH5774scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039,”I repliedוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520longאָרְכָּהּ֙'a.re.KahH753and tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520wideוְרָחְבָּ֖הּve.ra.che.BahH7341.”

3Then he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Thisזֹ֚אתzotH2063is the curseהָֽאָלָ֔הha.'a.LahH423that is going outהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhai.yo.TzetH3318overעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,forכִּ֣יkiH3588accordingכָּמ֣וֹהָka.Mo.haH3644toone side ofמִזֶּה֙mi.ZehH2088the scroll,everyכָל־khol-H3605thiefהַגֹּנֵ֗בha.go.NevH1589will be removedנִקָּ֔הni.KahH5352;and according toכָּמ֥וֹהָka.Mo.haH3644the other sideמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088,everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605perjurerהַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔עha.Nish.Ba'H7650will be removedנִקָּֽה׃ni.KahH5352.

4I will send it outהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָho.tze.Ti.haH3318,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and it will enterוּבָ֙אָה֙ אֶל־u.Va.'ah 'el-H935 H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔ב וְאֶל־ha.ga.Nav ve.'el-H1590 H413and the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of him who swearsהַנִּשְׁבָּ֥עha.nish.Ba'H7650falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267by My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034.It will remainוְלָ֙נֶה֙ve.La.nehH3885insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and destroy itוְכִלַּ֖תּוּve.khil.La.tuH3615, down toוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853its timbersעֵצָ֥יו'e.TzavH6086וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and stonesאֲבָנָֽיו׃'a.va.NavH68.”

The Vision of the Woman in a Basket

5Then the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with mecame forwardוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994lift upשָׂ֣אsa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָ֖הmahH4100הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063is approachingהַיּוֹצֵ֥אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.”

6“Whatמַה־mah-H4100is itהִ֑יאHi'H1931?”I askedוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559.And he repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559זֹ֤אתzotH2063, “A measuring basketהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374is going forthהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.”Then he continuedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063is their iniquityעֵינָ֖ם'ei.NamH5869in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

7And beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the coverכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of leadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777was raisedנִשֵּׂ֑את וְזֹאת֙ni.Set ve.zoTH5375 H2063,and there wasאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802sittingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the basketהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.

8“Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063is Wickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564,”he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559.And he shoved her downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the basketהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374,pushing downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993אֶת־'et-H853the leadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777coverאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68overאֶל־'el-H413its openingפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310.

9Then I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַ֜י'ei.NaiH5869and sawוָאֵ֗רֶא וְהִנֵּה֩va.'E.re' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009twoשְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802approachingיֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'OtH3318,with the windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.HemH3671. Theirwingsכְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671were like thoseכְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.FeiH3671of a storkהַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.DahH2624,and they lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nahH5375אֶת־'et-H853the basketהָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

10“Whereאָ֛נָה'A.nahH575are theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992takingמֽוֹלִכ֖וֹתmo.li.KhotH1980אֶת־'et-H853the basketהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374?”I askedוָאֹמַ֕ר אֶל־va.'o.Mar 'el-H559 H413the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me.

11“To buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for itin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֑רshin.'ArH8152,”he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413. “And when it is readyוְהוּכַ֛ןve.hu.KhanH3559,the basket will be setוְהֻנִּ֥יחָהve.hu.Ni.chahH5117thereשָּׁ֖םshamH8033onעַל־'al-H5921its pedestalמְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃ סme.khu.na.TahH4369.”

The Vision of the Woman in a Basket

Commentaries on Zechariah 5