King James Version

Zechariah 5:1

Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

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וָאָשׁ֕וּבvaashuvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וָאֶשָּׂ֥אvaesaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and lift up”, the next action in the storyH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…עֵינַ֖יeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וָֽאֶרְאֶ֑הvaerehand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְהִנֵּ֖הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.מְגִלָּ֥הmegilahrollמְגִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “roll”, the ordinary formH4039a rollroll, volume.עָפָֽהafahflyעוּףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “fly”, a verb used as a describing wordH5774to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a flying roll.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a flying roll.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I turn back, and lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a flying roll.

World English Bible

Then again I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll.

Darby Translation

And I lifted up mine eyes again, and saw, and behold, a flying roll.

Douay-Rheims

And I turned and lifted up my eyes: and I saw, and behold a volume flying.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a flying roll.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked and behold a flying sickle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα, καὶ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ δρέπανον πετόμενον.