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Zechariah 5:2

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

Translations

Zechariah 5:2 - Amplified Bible

And the angel said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits {or} thirty feet and its breadth is ten cubits {or} fifteen feet.

Zechariah 5:2 - American Standard Version

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

Zechariah 5:2 - Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, A roll going through the air; it is twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.

Zechariah 5:2 - Darby Bible

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying roll: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

Zechariah 5:2 - English Standard Version

And he said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits."

Zechariah 5:2 - King James Version

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

Zechariah 5:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y me dijo el ángel: ¿Qué ves? Y respondì: Veo un rollo que vuela; su longitud es de veinte codos (Un codo equivale aprox. a 45 cm.) y su anchura de diez codos.

Zechariah 5:2 - The Message

The Messenger-Angel said to me, "What do you see now?" I said, "I see a book flying, a huge book—thirty feet long and fifteen wide!"

Zechariah 5:2 - New American Standard Bible

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

Zechariah 5:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el ángel me dijo: "¿Qué ves?" Y respondì: "Veo un rollo que vuela; su longitud es de 20 codos (9 m) y su anchura de 10 codos (4.5 m)."

Zechariah 5:2 - World English Bible

He said to me, What see you? I answered, I see a flying scroll; the length of it is twenty cubits, and the breadth of it ten cubits.

Zechariah 5:2 - Young's Living Translation

And he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?` And I say, `I am seeing a flying roll, its length twenty by the cubit, and its breadth ten by the cubit.`

Zechariah 5:2 - Additional Comments

Isn't it odd that Zechariah can know in the vision the dimensions of the scroll he sees?
A cubit is about 18 inches, so the scroll is about 30 x 15 feet. Big!

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