Zechariah 4:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to me, 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, each having seven spouts to the lamps on it.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on top of it:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & sayde vnto me: What seist thou? And I sayde: I haue loked, and beholde: a candelsticke all of golde, with a boll vpon it & his vij. lampes therin, & vpon euery lampe vij. stalkes:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And saide vnto me, What seest thou? And I said, I haue looked, and beholde, a candlesticke all of gold with a bowle vpon the toppe of it, and his seuen lampes therein, and seuen pipes to the lampes, which were vpon the toppe thereof.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And saide vnto me: what seest thou? And I saide: I haue loked, and beholde, a candelsticke all of golde, with a boule vpon it, and his seuen lampes therein, & vpon euery lampe seuen pypes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and, behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold -- all of it, and its bowl `is' on its top, and its seven lamps `are' upon it, and twice seven pipes `are' to the lights that `are' on its top,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He asked me,“What do you see?” I replied,“I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top. There are seven lamps at the top, with seven pipes going to the lamps.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 4:5 : 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne were seven blazing torches, which are the seven Spirits of God.
  • Rev 1:12 : 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.
  • Jer 52:19 : 19 The captain of the guard took away the basins, firepans, bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes, and drink-offering vessels—everything made of pure gold and pure silver.
  • Zech 5:2 : 2 He said to me, 'What do you see?' I answered, 'I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.'
  • Matt 5:14-16 : 14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
  • Exod 25:31-38 : 31 Make a lampstand of pure gold. It is to be made of hammered work: its base and shaft, its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers are to be of one piece with it. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches from the other. 33 On one branch, there are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the next branch—both the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand itself, there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers. 35 A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, a bulb under the second pair of branches, and a bulb under the third pair of branches—each pair corresponding to the six branches extending from the lampstand. 36 The bulbs and branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it hammered out of pure gold. 37 Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it. 38 The wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
  • Exod 37:17-24 : 17 He made the lampstand of pure gold; it was hammered out, including its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, all made as one piece. 18 Six branches extended from its sides: three branches of the lampstand on one side and three branches on the other. 19 Each branch had three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with a bud and a flower; this was true of all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20 The lampstand itself had four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with its buds and its flowers. 21 There was a bud under each pair of the six branches extending from the lampstand. 22 The buds and branches were all one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. 23 He made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
  • Exod 40:24-25 : 24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle. 25 He set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • 1 Kgs 7:49-50 : 49 the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary), the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, all of gold, 50 the basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and censers of pure gold, and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
  • 1 Chr 28:15 : 15 The weight of gold for the lampstands and their lamps, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, depending on the service of each lampstand.
  • 2 Chr 4:7 : 7 He made ten gold lampstands according to the prescribed design and placed them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.
  • 2 Chr 4:20-22 : 20 the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to the prescribed regulations. 21 The flowers, lamps, and tongs were made of pure gold, the finest gold. 22 The snuffers, basins, cups, and firepans made of refined gold; and the doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the temple hall were overlaid with gold.
  • 2 Chr 13:11 : 11 Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set the rows of bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the golden lampstand and its lamps each evening. We are keeping the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.
  • Jer 1:11-13 : 11 The word of the LORD came to me: 'What do you see, Jeremiah?' I replied, 'I see a branch of an almond tree.' 12 The LORD said to me, 'You have seen correctly, for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.' 13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time: 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a boiling pot, and it is tilting away from the north.'

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