Zechariah
Zechariah 5:6
6“What is it?” I asked.
And he replied, “A measuring basketb is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquityc in all the land.”
Footnotes
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is it | הִ֑יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| I asked | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| And he replied | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| A measuring basket | הָֽאֵיפָה֙ | hā·’ê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| is going forth | הַיּוֹצֵ֔את | hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| Then he continued | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This | זֹ֥את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is their iniquity | עֵינָ֖ם | ‘ê·nām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.