The Meaning of Zechariah 5:11 Explained

Zechariah 5:11

KJV: And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

YLT: And he saith unto me, 'To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.' And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base.

Darby: And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.

ASV: And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto me, To build  it an house  in the land  of Shinar:  and it shall be established,  and set  there upon her own base. 

What does Zechariah 5:11 Mean?

Study Notes

Shinar
i.e. Babylonia. Daniel 1:2

Context Summary

Zechariah 5:1-11 - The Vision Of The Flying Roll
This huge sheet of parchment, 30 by 15 feet, was covered with the solemn curses of the Law, on one side against the thief and on the other against false-swearing. The young community was notorious for these two sins. They brought the dry-rot with them, Zechariah 5:4. Their commercial life also, represented by the ephah, was full of wickedness. But it was to be eliminated. The swift stork wings would bear it away. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 5

1  By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;
5  and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness

What do the individual words in Zechariah 5:11 mean?

and he said to me to build for it a house in the land of Shinar and when it is ready and [the basket] will be set there on its base -
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י לִבְנֽוֹת־ לָ֥הֿ בַ֖יִת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֑ר וְהוּכַ֛ן וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה שָּׁ֖ם עַל־ מְכֻנָתָֽהּ ס

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  and  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלַ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לִבְנֽוֹת־  to  build 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
לָ֥הֿ  for  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
בַ֖יִת  a  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
שִׁנְעָ֑ר  of  Shinar 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׁנְעָר  
Sense: the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea.
וְהוּכַ֛ן  and  when  it  is  ready 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה  and  [the  basket]  will  be  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מֻנָּח  
Sense: to rest.
מְכֻנָתָֽהּ  its  base 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מְכֹונָה  
Sense: resting place, base.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation