3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 5:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Zechariah 5:3:2 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me Zechariah 5:3:3 ⧉זֹ֚אתzotthis Zechariah 5:3:4 ⧉הָֽאָלָ֔הhaalathe curse Zechariah 5:3:5 ⧉הַיּוֹצֵ֖אתhayotsetthe one going out Zechariah 5:3:6 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֣יalpeneover the face of Zechariah 5:3:7 ⧉כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץkholhaaretsall the land Zechariah 5:3:8 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Zechariah 5:3:9 ⧉כָל־הַגֹּנֵ֗בkholhagoneveveryone the one stealing Zechariah 5:3:10 ⧉מִזֶּה֙mizefrom this Zechariah 5:3:11 ⧉כָּמ֣וֹהָkamohaaccording to it Zechariah 5:3:12 ⧉נִקָּ֔הnikais cleared out Zechariah 5:3:13 ⧉וְכָל־הַ֨נִּשְׁבָּ֔עvekholhanishbaand everyone the one swearing Zechariah 5:3:14 ⧉מִזֶּ֖הmizefrom this Zechariah 5:3:15 ⧉כָּמ֥וֹהָkamohaaccording to it Zechariah 5:3:16 ⧉נִקָּֽה׃nikais cleared out |
3. Formal Translation And he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of all the land: for everyone who steals will be purged away on this side according to it; and everyone who swears falsely will be purged away on that side according to it." |
3. Dynamic Translation He said to me, "This curse is going out across the whole land: anyone who steals will be swept away on one side by it, and anyone who makes a false oath will be swept away on the other side." |