Zechariah 5:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
He replied, "To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place."

New Living Translation
He replied, “To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”

English Standard Version
He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”

Berean Study Bible
“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.”

NASB 1995
Then he said to me, "To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal."

NASB 1977
Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.”

Amplified Bible
And he said to me, “To the land of Shinar (Babylon) to build a temple for her; and when it is prepared, she shall be set there on her own pedestal.”

Christian Standard Bible
“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar," he told me. "When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal."

Contemporary English Version
"To Babylonia," he answered, "where they will build a house for the basket and set it down inside."

Good News Translation
He answered, "To Babylonia, where they will build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, the basket will be placed there to be worshiped."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He answered me, "They are going to build a house for it in Shinar [Babylonia]. When the house is ready, they will set the basket there on a stand."

International Standard Version
He answered me, "To the land of Shinar, so they can build a temple to the woman in the basket. Then when its preparations are complete, the basket will be set there in its place."

NET Bible
He replied, "To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.”

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place."

World English Bible
He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place."

American King James Version
And he said to me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there on her own base.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And he said to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared she shall be set there in her own place."

Darby Bible Translation
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.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And hee saide vnto mee, To builde it an house in the lande of Shinar, and it shall be established and set there vpon her owne place.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he saide vnto me: Into the land of Sinnaar to builde it an house, & it shal be established, & set there vpon her owne place.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he sayde vnto me: in to the londe of Synear, to buylde them an house: which when it is prepared, the measure shall be set there in his place.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he says to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar.” And it has been prepared and has been placed there on its base.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say to me, To build for it a house in the land of Shiner: and it was prepared, and set there upon her base.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to me, “To a house that may be built for it in the land of Shinar, and so that it may be established and set there upon its own base.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he said to me: ”They shall build a house for it in the land of Babel, and they shall construct it and they shall set it there on its foundation.”

Lamsa Bible
And he said to me, To build for it a house in the land of Babylon; and it shall be established and set there upon its own base.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Babylon, and to prepare a place for it; and they shall set it there on its own base.
















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