New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 5:6-10

6I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is it?” And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088is theephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374goingH3318forthהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.TzetH3318.”Again he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088is theirappearanceעֵינָ֖ם'ei.NamH5869in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776

7(and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,a leadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777coverכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603was liftedנִשֵּׂ֑אתni.SetH5375up); and thisH2088is a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802sittingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the ephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.”

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088isWickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564!”And he threwH7993her downH7993into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374and castH7993the leadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777weightאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68on itsopeningפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310.

9Then I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375up my eyesעֵינַ֜י'ei.NaiH5869and lookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and there twoשְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802were comingיֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'OtH3318out with the windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.HemH3671;and they had wingsכְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671like the wingsכְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.FeiH3671of astorkהַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.DahH2624,and they liftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nahH5375up the ephahהָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374betweenH996the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

10I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559to the angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me, “Whereאָ֛נָה'A.nahH575are they takingמֽוֹלִכ֖וֹתmo.li.KhotH1980the ephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374?”

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