Zechariah 4:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He replied, 'Do you not know what these are?' I said, 'No, my lord.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲל֥וֹא יָדַ֖עְתָּ מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר לֹ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer to-me lēʾmōr not yādaʿtā what-these? wāʾōmar no ʾădōnî

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
• *yādaʿtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you know
• *wāʾōmar*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said
• *ʾădōnî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my lord/master

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said/spoke
• *lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
• *yādaʿtā*: you know/understand/recognize
• *wāʾōmar*: and I said/answered/replied
• *ʾădōnî*: my lord/my master/my sir

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he answered me and said, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He answered me, & sayde: knowest thou not, what these be? And I sayde: No, my lorde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered me & said: Knowest thou not what these be? & I said, no my lord.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these [be]? And I said, No, my lord.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these `are'?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” And I said,“No, sir.”

Referenced Verses

• Zech 4:5 : 5 The angel who was speaking with me responded and said, 'Do you not know what these are?' I replied, 'No, my lord.'
• Heb 5:11-12 : 11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing. 12 By this time you ought to be teachers, but instead you need someone to teach you again the elementary truths of God's word, and you need milk, not solid food.