KJV King James Version
And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.
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Zechariah 5:6
And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
WEB World English Bible
I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the ephah basket that is appearing.” He said moreover, “This is their appearance in all the land
ASV American Standard Version
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I say, ‘What is it?’ And he saith, ‘This—the ephah that is coming forth.’ And he saith, ‘This is their aspect in all the land.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 5
3 Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that goeth forth.
6 And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.
7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he said, This [is] wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וָאֹמַ֖רH559 · a.marto sayמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?הִ֑יאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayזֹ֤אתH2063 · zotthisהָֽאֵיפָה֙H374 · e.phahephahהַיּוֹצֵ֔אתH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayזֹ֥אתH2063 · zotthisעֵינָ֖םH5869 · a.yineyeבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Amos 8:5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?Ezekiel 44:10-11And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
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