Zechariah
Zechariah 4:11–13
11Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” 12And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oilc pours?”
13“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired.
“No, my lord,” I replied.
Footnotes
- c 4:12 Hebrew from which the gold
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Zechariah 4:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I asked | וָאַ֖עַן | wā·’a·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are the | הָאֵ֔לֶה | hā·’ê·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| two | שְּׁנֵ֤י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| olive trees | הַזֵּיתִים֙ | haz·zê·ṯîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the right | יְמִ֥ין | yə·mîn | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3225 right hand |
| and left | שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃ | śə·mō·w·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8040 the left |
| of the lampstand | הַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה | ham·mə·nō·w·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4501 lampstand |
Zechariah 4:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I questioned him | וָאַ֣עַן | wā·’a·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| further | שֵׁנִ֔ית | šê·nîṯ | Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8145 second |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are the two | שְׁתֵּ֞י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| olive | הַזֵּיתִ֗ים | haz·zê·ṯîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| branches | שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י | šib·bă·lê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch |
| beside | בְּיַ֗ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| the two | שְׁנֵי֙ | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| gold | הַזָּהָ֔ב | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| pipes | צַנְתְּר֣וֹת | ṣan·tə·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6804 tube |
| from which | מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | mê·‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition-m; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| the golden | הַזָּהָֽב׃ | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| pours | הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים | ham·rî·qîm | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7324 make empty, empty out |
Zechariah 4:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you not | הֲל֥וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֖עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| these are | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| he inquired | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| I replied | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 4:11 Zechariah 4:3 · Revelation 11:4
Zechariah 4:12 Revelation 11:4 · Matthew 20:23
Zechariah 4:13 Zechariah 4:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.