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Zechariah 5:6

“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
Zechariah 5:6
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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)

וָאֹמַ֖ר מַה־הִ֑יא וַיֹּ֗אמֶר זֹ֤את הָֽאֵיפָה֙ הַיּוֹצֵ֔את וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֹ֥את עֵינָ֖ם בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  3. הִ֑יאHi'“[is] it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. זֹ֤אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  6. הָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.Fah“[is] the ephah”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵיפָה · “ephah” · Strong's H0374
  7. הַיּוֹצֵ֔אתhai.yo.Tzet“which is going forth”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. זֹ֥אתzot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  10. עֵינָ֖ם'ei.Nam“[is] appearance their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַ֫יִן · “sin” · Strong's H5869K
  11. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)