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Zechariah 5:9

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
Zechariah 5:9
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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)

וָאֶשָּׂ֨א עֵינַ֜י וָאֵ֗רֶא וְהִנֵּה֩ שְׁתַּ֨יִם נָשִׁ֤ים יֽוֹצְאוֹת֙ וְר֣וּחַ בְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔ם וְלָהֵ֥נָּה כְנָפַ֖יִם כְּכַנְפֵ֣י הַחֲסִידָ֑ה וַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵיפָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֵ֥ין הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

  1. וָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'“and I lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  2. עֵינַ֜י'ei.Nai“eyes my”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  3. וָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. וְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  5. שְׁתַּ֨יִםshe.Ta.yim“two”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  6. נָשִׁ֤יםna.Shim“women”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  7. יֽוֹצְאוֹת֙yotz.'Ot“[were] going forth”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.ach“and a wind”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  9. בְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔םbe.khan.fei.Hem“[was] in wings their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  10. וְלָהֵ֥נָּהve.la.He.nah“and [belonged] to them”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from Op3f · “them” · Strong's H9039
  11. כְנָפַ֖יִםkhe.na.Fa.yim“wings”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  12. כְּכַנְפֵ֣יke.khan.Fei“like [the] wings of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  13. הַחֲסִידָ֑הha.cha.si.Dah“<the> stork”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲסִידָה · “stork” · Strong's H2624
  14. וַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙va.ti.Se.nah“and they lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הָ֣אֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.Fah“the ephah”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵיפָה · “ephah” · Strong's H0374
  17. בֵּ֥יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  18. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  19. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  20. הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)