The Vision of the Woman in a Basket
Zechariah 5:7
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
- KJV
- And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.talent: or, weighty piece
- WEB
- and behold, a lead cover weighing one talent was lifted up—and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah basket.”A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
- ASV
- (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
- LSV
- And behold, a disc of lead lifted up; and this [is] a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.”
- YLT
- And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this [is] a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'
- DBY
- And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
- DRC
- And behold a talent of lead was carried, and behold a woman sitting in the midst of the vessel.
- GNV
- And beholde, there was lift vp a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the middes of the Ephah.
- JPS
- and, behold, there was lifted up a round piece of lead — and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the measure.'
- LXXE
- And behold a talent of lead lifted up: and behold a woman sat in the midst of the measure.Heb. and Gr. one woman. see ver. 9.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְהִנֵּ֛ה כִּכַּ֥ר עֹפֶ֖רֶת נִשֵּׂ֑את וְזֹאת֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אַחַ֔ת יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת בְּת֥וֹךְ הָאֵיפָֽה׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἰδοὺ τάλαντον μολίβδου ἐξαιρόμενον· καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ μία ἐκάθητο ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ μέτρου.
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