Zecharyah 5
5
1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and hinei a megillah flying!
2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered: I see a megillah flying; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
3Then said he unto me, This is ha'alah (the curse) that goeth forth over the face of kol ha'aretz; for every ganav that stealeth shall be purged out#5:3 i.e., banished according to what it says on one side of the megillah; and every perjurer that sweareth falsely shall be purged out according to what it says on the other side.#5:3 Ex 20:7,15
4I will send it#5:4 ha'alah, the curse forth, saith Hashem Tzva'os, and it shall enter into the bais haganav, and into the bais of him that sweareth falsely biShmi (by My Name); and it#5:4 ha'alah shall remain inside his bais, and shall destroy it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5Then the malach that spoke with me came forward, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that cometh into view.
6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the eifah (measuring basket) going out. He said moreover, This is their#5:6 i.e., that of ganavim and perjurors appearance throughout kol ha'aretz.
7And, hinei, there was lifted up a lead cover; and there was an isha (woman) yoshevet (sitting) inside the eifah (measuring basket)!
8And he said, This is HaRishah (The Wickedness). And he pushed her inside the eifah; and he pushed the lead cover over the mouth of the eifah.
9Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, hinei, there came forth two nashim (women), and the ruach (wind) was in their kenafayim (wings); for they had kenafayim (wings) like the kenafayim of a stork: and they lifted up the eifah between ha'aretz and HaShomayim.
10Then said I to the malach that spoke with me, Whither are these taking the eifah?
11And he said unto me, To build it a bais#5:11 i.e., ziggurat in Eretz Shinar (Babylon); and it shall be placed there and set upon its own base.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Zechariah 5
5
The Flying Roll
1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. 3Then 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. 4I 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.
The Woman in the Ephah
5Then 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. 6And 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. 7And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 8And 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. 9Then 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. 10Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? 11And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
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