Focused Passage

Zechariah 5:1-4

The Flying Scroll and Wickedness Removed

From a flying scroll of covenant curse, to judgment entering the houses of thieves and false swearers, to wickedness shut in a basket and carried to Shinar, the chapter shows that the LORD’s restored community must be cleansed from covenant-breaking sin.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.

2“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”

3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Againוָאָשׁ֕וּבH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularI lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֥אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularmy eyesעֵינַ֖יH5869Noun - common singular construct | first person common singularand sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularbefore meוְהִנֵּ֖הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectiona flyingעָפָֽה׃H5774Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularscrollמְגִלָּ֥הH4039Noun - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Whatמָ֥הH4100Interrogativedo youאַתָּ֖הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularseeרֹאֶ֑הH7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularasked [the angel]וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularIאֲנִ֤יH589Pronoun - first person common singularseeרֹאֶה֙H7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulara flyingעָפָ֔הH5774Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularscrollמְגִלָּ֣הH4039Noun - feminine singularI repliedוָאֹמַ֗רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singulartwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242Number - common pluralcubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הH520Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularlongאָרְכָּהּ֙H753Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand tenעֶ֥שֶׂרH6235Number - feminine singularcubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃H520Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularwideוְרָחְבָּ֖הּH7341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • The flying scroll was approximately 30 feet long and 15 feet wide (9.1 meters long and 4.6 meters wide).
Verse 3

Original words

Then he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularmeאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularThisזֹ֚אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the curseהָֽאָלָ֔הH423Article | Noun - feminine singularthat is going outהַיּוֹצֵ֖אתH3318Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthe faceפְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructof allכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionaccording [to]כָּמ֣וֹהָH3644Preposition | third person feminine singularone [side] of [the scroll]מִזֶּה֙H2088Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singulareveryכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthiefהַגֹּנֵ֗בH1589Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill be removedנִקָּ֔הH5352Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand according toכָּמ֥וֹהָH3644Preposition | third person feminine singularthe other sideמִזֶּ֖הH2088Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singulareveryוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructperjurerהַנִּ֨שְׁבָּ֔עH7650Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularwill be removedנִקָּֽה׃H5352Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

I will send it outהוֹצֵאתִ֗יהָH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻם֙H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common pluraland it will enterוּבָ֙אָה֙H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the thiefהַגַּנָּ֔בH1590Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the houseבֵּ֛יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof him who swearsהַנִּשְׁבָּ֥עH7650Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularfalselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרH8267Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularby My nameבִּשְׁמִ֖יH8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularIt will remainוְלָ֙נֶה֙H3885Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularinsideבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructhis houseבֵּית֔וֹH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand destroy itוְכִלַּ֖תּוּH3615Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular[down to]וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Prepositionits timbersעֵצָ֥יוH6086Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand stonesאֲבָנָֽיו׃H68Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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