Zechariah 5:1

“And again I lifted up my eyes and saw, and look, a flying scroll.”

Zechariah 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 5:1, word by word

And againאָשׁוּבashuv

again

To do something one more time.

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I lifted upאֶשָּׂאesa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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my eyesעֵינַena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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and sawאֶרְאֶהere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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a flyingעָפָהafa

fly

To move through the air with wings, like birds and seraphim.

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scrollמְגִלָּהmegila

scroll

Scroll: a long strip of skin or papyrus, written and rolled up; this was the form of books.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a flying scroll; its length twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.”

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