Zechariah 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I answered again, and said to him, What are these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Again, I asked him, 'What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes that pour out the golden oil?

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I answered{H6030} the second{H8145} time, and said{H559} unto him, What are these two{H8147} olive -{H2132} branches,{H7641} which are beside{H3027} the two{H8147} golden{H2091} spouts,{H6804} that empty{H7324} the golden{H2091} [oil] out of themselves?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I answered{H6030}{(H8799)} again{H8145}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, What be these two{H8147} olive{H2132} branches{H7641} which through{H3027} the two{H8147} golden{H2091} pipes{H6804} empty{H7324}{(H8688)} the golden{H2091} oil out of themselves?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I spake morouer, & sayde vnto him: what be these ij. olyue braunches which (thorow ye two golden pipes) emptie them selues into the golde?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I spake moreouer, and said vnto him, What bee these two oliue branches, which thorowe the two golden pipes emptie themselues into the golde?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I spake moreouer, and saide vnto him: What be these two olyue braunches which through the two golden pypes emptie them selues into the golde?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What `are' the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden `oil' out of themselves?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Before he could reply I asked again,“What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 20:23 : 23 And he said to them, You shall indeed drink of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.
  • Rev 11:4 : 4 These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
  • Hag 1:1 : 1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 11 Then I answered and said to him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side of it?

  • Zech 4:13-14
    2 verses
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    13 And he answered me and said, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

    14 Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Zech 4:1-5
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    86%

    1 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep,

    2 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:

    3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.

    4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

    5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

  • 4 These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

  • 73%

    31 And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work shall the lampstand be made; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same piece.

    32 And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side:

    33 Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with a knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with a knob and a flower; so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand.

    34 And on the lampstand itself shall be four bowls made like almond blossoms, with its knobs and its flowers.

    35 And there shall be a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

    36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered work of pure gold.

    37 And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

  • 72%

    17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work made he the lampstand; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.

    18 And six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

    19 Three bowls made like almonds upon one branch, a knob and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds on another branch, a knob and a flower: thus throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.

    20 And on the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers.

    21 And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

    22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it: all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold.

  • 4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?

  • Judg 9:8-9
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    8 The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.

    9 But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my richness, by which they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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    9 Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who talked with me said to me, I will show you what these are.

    10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are the ones whom the LORD has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.

  • 12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

  • 16 The LORD called your name, A green olive tree, lovely and of good fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire upon it, and its branches are broken.

  • 2 Command the children of Israel to bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.

  • 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.

  • 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree,

  • 2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil.

  • 20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 2 Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.

  • 14 The candlestick also for the light, and its furniture, and its lamps, with the oil for the light,

  • 37 The pure gold lampstand, with its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,

  • 19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

  • 4 And this work of the lampstand was of hammered gold, from its shaft to its flowers, it was hammered work: according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

  • 40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast its fruit.

  • 32 The two doors were of olive wood, and he carved on them figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread the gold upon the cherubim and upon the palm trees.

  • 2 Then I said, 'Where are you going?' And he said to me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.'

  • 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

  • 2 Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch among the trees of the forest?

  • 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

  • 24 And the threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

  • 20 The lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn according to the prescribed manner before the inner sanctuary;

  • 12 The two pillars, and the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the two pillars, and the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

  • 11 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

  • 12 Then the trees said to the vine, You come and reign over us.