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Zechariah 5:8

“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.
Zechariah 5:8
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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)

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ זֹ֣את הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הָֽאֵיפָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־אֶ֥בֶן הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת אֶל־פִּֽיהָ׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. זֹ֣אתzot“this [woman]”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  3. הָרִשְׁעָ֔הha.rish.'Ah“[is] <the> wickedness”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רִשְׁעָה · “wickedness” · Strong's H7564
  4. וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.Lekh“and he threw”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  5. אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> her”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. תּ֣וֹךְTokh“[the] midst of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  8. הָֽאֵיפָ֑הha.'ei.Fah“the ephah”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵיפָה · “ephah” · Strong's H0374
  9. וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְvai.yash.Lekh“and he threw”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. אֶ֥בֶן'E.ven“[the] weight of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫בֶן · “weight” · Strong's H0068H
  12. הָעֹפֶ֖רֶתha.'o.Fe.ret“<the> lead”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹפֶרֶת · “lead” · Strong's H5777
  13. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. פִּֽיהָ׃ סPi.ha“mouth its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פֶּה · “opening” · Strong's H6310J
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)