Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 5

1Then I turnedוָאָשׁ֕וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725,and lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869,and lookedוָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200,and behold a flyingעָפָֽה׃'a.FahH5774rollמְגִלָּ֥הme.gi.LahH4039.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, What seestרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200thou? And I answeredוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200a flyingעָפָ֔ה'a.FahH5774rollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039;the lengthאָרְכָּהּ֙'a.re.KahH753thereof istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the breadthוְרָחְבָּ֖הּve.ra.che.BahH7341thereof tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520.

3Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, This isthe curseהָֽאָלָ֔הha.'a.LahH423that goeth forthהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhai.yo.TzetH3318over the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for every one that stealethהַגֹּנֵ֗בha.go.NevH1589shall be cut offנִקָּ֔הni.KahH5352ason this side accordingכָּמ֣וֹהָka.Mo.haH3644to it; and every one that swearethהַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔עha.Nish.Ba'H7650shall be cut offנִקָּֽה׃ni.KahH5352ason that side accordingכָּמ֥וֹהָka.Mo.haH3644to it.

4I will bring it forthהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָho.tze.Ti.haH3318,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and it shall enterוּבָ֙אָה֙u.Va.'ahH935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590,and into the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of him that swearethהַנִּשְׁבָּ֥עha.nish.Ba'H7650falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267by my nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034:and it shall remainוְלָ֙נֶה֙ve.La.nehH3885in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and shall consumeוְכִלַּ֖תּוּve.khil.La.tuH3615it with the timberעֵצָ֥יו'e.TzavH6086thereof and the stonesאֲבָנָֽיו׃'a.va.NavH68thereof.

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.

Commentaries on Zechariah 5