Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 5

1Thenagainוָאָשׁ֕וּבva.'a.ShuvH7725Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375mineeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'EhH7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, a flying roll.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100seest thou? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, IseeH7200a flying roll; thelengthאָרְכָּהּ֙'a.re.KahH753thereof istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, and thebreadthוְרָחְבָּ֖הּve.ra.che.BahH7341thereoftenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, This is thecurseהָֽאָלָ֔הha.'a.LahH423that goethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhai.yo.TzetH3318over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thewholeכָל־khol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: foreveryכָל־khol-H3605one that stealeth shall bepurgedנִקָּ֔הni.KahH5352outH3318on the onesideH2088accordingH5921to it; andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that sweareth shall bepurgedנִקָּֽה׃ni.KahH5352outH3318on theotherH2088sideH2088accordingH5921to it.

4I will cause it togoH3318forthהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָho.tze.Ti.haH3318, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and it shallenterוּבָ֙אָה֙u.Va.'ahH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thethiefהַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.NavH1590, andintoוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of him that swearethfalselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267by mynameבִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.MiH8034: and it shall abide in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and shallconsumeוְכִלַּ֖תּוּve.khil.La.tuH3615it with thetimberעֵצָ֥יו'e.TzavH6086thereof and thestonesאֲבָנָֽיו׃'a.va.NavH68thereof.

5Then theangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeH413wentH3318forthH3318, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Liftשָׂ֣אsa'H5375upH5375nowנָ֤אna'H4994thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andseeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָ֖הmahH4100is this that goethforthH3318.

6And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is it? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is theephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374that goethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.TzetH3318. Hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover, This is their resemblance inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

7(andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasliftedH5375upH5375atalentכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofleadעֹפֶ֖רֶת'o.Fe.retH5777:) and this is awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802sittingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This isWickednessהָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'AhH7564; and hecastH7993herH413downH7993intoH413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of theephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.FahH374: and hecastH7993theweightאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofleadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.retH5777uponH413themouthפִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.haH6310thereof.

9Thenliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375IupH5375mineeyesעֵינַ֜י'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, andbeholdH2009, therecameH3318forthיֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'OtH3318twoשְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802, and thewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307was in theirwingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.HemH3671;nowH2009they hadwingsכְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671like thewingsכְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.FeiH3671of astorkהַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.DahH2624: and theyliftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nahH5375upH5375theephahהָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374betweenH996theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and theheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

10Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I to theangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeאֶל־'el-H413, Whither dotheseהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992bear theephahהָאֵיפָֽה׃ha.'ei.FahH374?

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413, Tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129herH413anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֑רshin.'ArH8152: and when it ispreparedH3559, she shall besetH3559there inherH413ownplaceH1004.

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