New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 5:5-8

5Thenthe angelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who had been speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me wentH3318outH3318and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994raiseשָׂ֣אsa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָ֖הmahH4100thisH2088is that is goingH3318forthH3318.”

6And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is it?” Then 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.

7And beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,a leadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777coverכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603was liftedH5375upH5375.” He continued, “And thisH2088is a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802sittingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the ephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.”

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088isWickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564!”And he thrustוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993her into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the leadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777weightאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68on itsopeningפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310.

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