Zechariah 4:13

He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, I do not know.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12And what is the meaning of the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which olive oil flows to the lamps?”

14So he said, “They represent the two men who have been appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who rules the entire earth.”

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Cross References

Hebrews 5:11Although there is much to say to you(pl) about how Christ resembles Melchizedek, this is hard for me to explain to you because you now understand things so slowly.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 4:12-14

The Vision of the Olive-Trees. ( b. c. 520.) 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? 13 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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