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Zechariah 5:5-8

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.

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