Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 5:1-3

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.

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