Zechariah 5:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he said,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"This 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
is Wickedness!"הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה
(ha·rish·'ah,)
7564: wickednessfrom the same as rasha
And he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ
(vai·yash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
her downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ
(vai·yash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
into the middleתֹּ֣וךְ
(to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֑ה
(ha·'ei·fah;)
374: an ephah (a measure of grain)of foreign origin
and cast 
 
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
the leadהָעֹפֶ֖רֶת
(ha·'o·fe·ret)
5777: lead (a metal)from the same as opher
weightאֶ֥בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
on its opening.פִּֽיהָ׃
(pi·ha.)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
This is wickedness
rish`ah  (rish-aw')
wrong (especially moral) -- fault, wickedly(-ness).
And he cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
it into the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the ephah
'eyphah  (ay-faw')
of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general -- ephah, (divers) measure(-s).
and he cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
the weight
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of lead
`owphereth  (o-feh'-reth)
lead (from its dusty color) -- lead.
upon the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "This is Wickedness!" And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is Wickedness," he said. He shoved her down into the basket and pushed the lead weight over its opening.

International Standard Version
And the angel said, "This is evil!" So he shoved her back into the basket and snapped the round, lead cover over the opening.

NET Bible
He then said, "This woman represents wickedness," and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The angel said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and forced the lead cover down on top of it.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the basket; and he cast the cover of lead upon its mouth.
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