Zechariah 4:13
11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
- KJV
- And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- WEB
- He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
- ASV
- And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
- DARBY
- And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
- BLB
- And he answered to me and said: “Do not you know what these [are]?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
- ÅB
- Da sa han til meg: Vet du ikke hva disse er? Jeg svarte: Nei, herre!
- OTB
- Han svarte: «Vet du ikke hva dette er?» Jeg sa: «Nei, herre.»
- B1930
- Da sa han til mig: Vet du ikke hvad disse er? Jeg svarte: Nei, herre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 4:5
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Read in contextHebrews 5:11–12
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
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