Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Zechariah 5:7
And, behold, there was lifted up a (g) talent of lead: and this [is] a (h) woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
(g) To cover the measure.
(h) Which represents iniquity, as in the next verse.
And, behold, there was lifted up a (g) talent of lead: and this [is] a (h) woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
(g) To cover the measure.
(h) Which represents iniquity, as in the next verse.
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BEHOLD. lo. Figure of speech _Asterismos_. App-6. TALENT. See App-51. Hebrew. _kikkar,_. round disk, evidently fitting the ephah like. lid....
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A TALENT OF LEAD] lit. 'a circle or round piece of lead,' the heavy lid of the ephah. The later use of the word is 'talent,' a Jewish weight somewhat over 1 cwt. When the lid was lifted, the woman was...
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TALENT. — Better, _disc._ The construction of these verses is rather difficult. They should be taken as the words of the angel-interpreter, and be rendered: _And behold_ (_i.e.,_ and you may see) _a l...
וְ הִנֵּ֛ה כִּכַּ֥ר עֹפֶ֖רֶת נִשֵּׂ֑את וְ זֹא
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AND, BEHOLD, THERE WAS LIFTED UP A TALENT OF LEAD,.... By the angel; since he is afterwards said to cast it upon the mouth of the "ephah". A cicar, or talent of silver, with the Jews, was equal to thr...
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THE VISION OF THE WOMAN IN THE EPHAH...
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TALENT: Or, weighty piece...
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Zechariah 5:7 lead H5777 disc H3603 up H5375 (H8738) a H259 woman H802 sitting H3427 (H8802) inside...
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Ezekiel 16:1; Ezekiel 23:1; Hosea 1:1; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 15:1;...
And behold — Here is another part of this vision. Lifted up — Brought thither to cover it. A talent — A piece of lead of a talent weight, as large as the mouth of the ephah. A woman — A woman, the thi...