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Zechariah 5:4

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
Zechariah 5:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

הוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּבָ֙אָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַגַּנָּ֔ב וְאֶל־בֵּ֛ית הַנִּשְׁבָּ֥ע בִּשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וְלָ֙נֶה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ בֵּית֔וֹ וְכִלַּ֖תּוּ וְאֶת־עֵצָ֥יו וְאֶת־אֲבָנָֽיו׃

  1. הוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָho.tze.Ti.ha“I will send forth it”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
  2. נְאֻם֙ne.'Um“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  3. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  5. וּבָ֙אָה֙u.Va.'ah“and it will go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  8. הַגַּנָּ֔בha.ga.Nav“the thief”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּנָּב · “thief” · Strong's H1590
  9. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and into”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. בֵּ֛יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  11. הַנִּשְׁבָּ֥עha.nish.Ba'“the [one who] swears an oath”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  12. בִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.Mi“by name my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  13. לַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.ker“to <the> falsehood”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
  14. וְלָ֙נֶה֙ve.La.neh“and it will lodge”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לוּן · “to lodge” · Strong's H3885A
  15. בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] midst of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  16. בֵּית֔וֹbei.To“house his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  17. וְכִלַּ֖תּוּve.khil.La.tu“and it will destroy it”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּלָה · “destroy” · Strong's H3615H
  18. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. עֵצָ֥יו'e.Tzav“wood<s> its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֵץ · “wood” · Strong's H6086G
  20. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  21. אֲבָנָֽיו׃'a.va.Nav“stone<s> its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)