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Zechariah 5:3

Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
Zechariah 5:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י זֹ֚את הָֽאָלָ֔ה הַיּוֹצֵ֖את עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י כָל־הַגֹּנֵ֗ב מִזֶּה֙ כָּמ֣וֹהָ נִקָּ֔ה וְכָל־הַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔ע מִזֶּ֖ה כָּמ֥וֹהָ נִקָּֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֔י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. זֹ֚אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  4. הָֽאָלָ֔הha.'a.Lah“[is] the curse”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
  5. הַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhai.yo.Tzet“which is about to go forth”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָצָא · “speak” · Strong's H3318O
  6. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei“[the] surface of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
  8. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. כָל־khol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. הַגֹּנֵ֗בha.go.Nev“<the> [one who] steals”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּנַב · “to steal” · Strong's H1589
  13. מִזֶּה֙mi.Zeh“from this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  14. כָּמ֣וֹהָka.Mo.ha“according to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  15. נִקָּ֔הni.Kah“he will be purged”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  16. וְכָל־ve.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. הַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔עha.Nish.Ba'“<the> [one who] swears an oath”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  18. מִזֶּ֖הmi.Zeh“from this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  19. כָּמ֥וֹהָka.Mo.ha“according to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  20. נִקָּֽה׃ni.Kah“he will be purged”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)