Zechariah 5:1

Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
Zechariah 5:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

וָאָשׁ֕וּב וָאֶשָּׂ֥א עֵינַ֖י וָֽאֶרְאֶ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֥ה עָפָֽה׃

  1. וָאָשׁ֕וּבva.'a.Shuv“and I returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “again” · Strong's H7725J
  2. וָאֶשָּׂ֥אva.'e.Sa'“and I lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  3. עֵינַ֖י'ei.Nai“eyes my”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  4. וָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הva.'er.'Eh“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  5. וְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. מְגִלָּ֥הme.gi.Lah“a scroll”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְגִלָּה · “scroll” · Strong's H4039
  7. עָפָֽה׃'a.Fah“flying”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from עוּף · “to fly” · Strong's H5774A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)