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Zechariah 5:5-11

5Then the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me went forthוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Lift upשָׂ֣אsa'H5375now thine eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200what isthis that goeth forthהַיּוֹצֵ֥אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.

6And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, What isit? And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isan ephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374that goeth forthהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover, This istheir resemblanceעֵינָ֖ם'ei.NamH5869through all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7And, behold, there was lifted upנִשֵּׂ֑אתni.SetH5375a talentכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of leadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777: and this isaאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802that sittethיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the ephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.

8And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This iswickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564.And he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993it into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374;and he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the weightאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of leadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777upon the mouthפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310thereof.

9Then lifted I upוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַ֜י'ei.NaiH5869,and lookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and, behold, there came outיֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'OtH3318twoשְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802,and the windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307wasin their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.HemH3671;for they hadH2007wingsכְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671like the wingsכְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.FeiH3671of a storkהַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.DahH2624:and they lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nahH5375the ephahהָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374between the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

10Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397that talkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me, Whither do these bearH3212the ephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374?

11And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, To buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129it an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֑רshin.'ArH8152:and it shall be establishedוְהוּכַ֛ןve.hu.KhanH3559,and setH3240there upon her own baseמְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃ סme.khu.na.TahH4369.

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