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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Again I asked him, &#8220What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I answered again, and said unto him, What <i>be these</i> two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden <i>oil</i> out of themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I further answered and said to him, “What <i>are these</i> two olive branches that <i>drip</i> into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden <i>oil</i> drains?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I responded the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden <i>oil</i> from themselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And I answered the second time and said to him, &#8220What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden <i>oil</i> from themselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden <i>oil</i> from themselves?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And a second time I said to him, “What are these two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes by which the golden oil is emptied?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I questioned him further, “What are the two streams of the olive trees, from which the golden oil is pouring through the two golden conduits? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I questioned him further, &#8220What are the two olive branches beside the two gold conduits, from which golden oil pours out?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And what is the meaning of the two branches from which golden olive oil flows through the two gold pipes?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Again I asked him, "What is the meaning of the two branches from the olive trees next to the two golden pipes that are pouring out gold?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And what is the meaning of the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I also asked him a second question: "What are these two olive branches on either side of the two golden feeder channels that carry the golden oil to the seven lights?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I answer a second time, and say to 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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall answer the second time, and say to him, What these two twigs of the olive trees which by the hand of the two tubes of gold emptying from them the gold?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I responded a second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches, which are next to the two golden ridges, in which are the pouring spouts of gold?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A second time I asked, “What are the two streams from the olive trees that pour out golden oil through two taps of gold?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And a second time I said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which pour out the oil through the two golden pipes?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I answered the second time and said to him, What are these two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes which pour the golden oil out of themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I answered the second time and I said to him: “And what are these two branches of olive trees that are between two nozzles of gold which pour gold from them?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I asked the second time, and said to him, What are the two branches of the olive-trees that are by the side of the two golden pipes that pour into and communicate with the golden oil funnels?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/4-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=588" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wā·’a·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To answer, respond.">And I questioned him</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: šê·nîṯ (Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">further,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">are the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: haz·zê·ṯîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: šib·bă·lê (N-fpc) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">branches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6804.htm" title="6804: ṣan·tə·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Pipes. Probably from the same as tsinnuwr; a tube.">pipes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ă·lê·hem (Prep-m:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the golden oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm" title="7324: ham·rî·qîm (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out. A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. Empty.">pours?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Revelation 11:4</a></span><br />These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a></span><br />This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-4</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a></span><br />I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></span><br />And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21-22</a></span><br />Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a></span><br />Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">1 Kings 6:23-28</a></span><br />In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood. / One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits. / The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I answered again, and said to him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?</p><p class="hdg">What be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-23.htm">Matthew 20:23</a></b></br> And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed 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 <i>it shall be given to them</i> for whom it is prepared of my Father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Revelation 11:4</a></b></br> These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">through.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Haggai 1:1</a></b></br> In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,</p><p class="hdg">Heb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/daniel/5-3.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Means</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Pipes</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Spouts</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/haggai/2-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/job/40-18.htm">Tubes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Means</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-14.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-40.htm">Pipes</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-2.htm">Second</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Spouts</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/job/40-18.htm">Tubes</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">By the golden candlestick is foreshown the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">by the two olive trees the two anointed ones.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/zechariah/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And I questioned him further</b><br />This phrase indicates a continuation of a dialogue, suggesting a deep desire for understanding. The Hebrew root for "questioned" is "שָׁאַל" (sha'al), which implies seeking or inquiring earnestly. This reflects a posture of humility and eagerness to comprehend divine mysteries. In the context of Zechariah, a prophet during the post-exilic period, this questioning signifies the human pursuit of divine wisdom amidst the rebuilding of the temple and the restoration of Israel.<p><b>What are the two olive branches</b><br />The "two olive branches" symbolize a source of sustenance and anointing. In Hebrew, "olive" is "זַיִת" (zayit), a tree known for its oil, which was used for anointing and as a symbol of peace and prosperity. Historically, olive trees were abundant in Israel, representing life and blessing. Theologically, these branches may represent the anointed ones, possibly Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the governor, who were instrumental in the restoration efforts.<p><b>beside the two gold pipes</b><br />The "gold pipes" are conduits for the "golden oil," signifying purity and divine provision. Gold, in biblical symbolism, often represents divinity and kingship. The Hebrew word for "gold" is "זָהָב" (zahav), which conveys value and purity. These pipes suggest a direct and untainted flow of divine grace and empowerment, necessary for the leaders of Israel to fulfill their God-given tasks.<p><b>from which the golden oil pours</b><br />The "golden oil" is a metaphor for the Holy Spirit or divine anointing. In the Hebrew context, oil ("שֶׁמֶן" - shemen) was used for consecration and sanctification. The pouring of oil signifies an abundant and continuous supply of God's Spirit, enabling the leaders to accomplish their mission. This imagery aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God's Spirit empowering His people, as seen in the anointing of kings and prophets throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - The prophet perceives the chief point in the mystic olive trees, so he alters his question the second time, asking, <span class="cmt_word">What be these two olive branches?</span> (<span class="accented">shibbolim</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">spicae</span>, "ears," as of corn, so called, as Kimchi supposes, because they were full of berries, as the ears are full of grains of corn. <span class="cmt_word">Which through the two golden pipes,</span> etc.; rather, <span class="accented">which by means of two golden tubes are emptying the golden oil out of themselves.</span> The oil dropped of itself from the fruit-bearing branches into two tubes, spouts, or channels, which conveyed it to the central reservoir. The Revised Version renders, "which are beside the two golden spouts;" like the Vulgate, <span class="accented">quae sunt juxta duo rostra aurea.</span> The LXX. has, <span class="greek">οἱ</span> <span class="greek">κλάδοι οἱ ἐν ταῖς χεροὶ τῶν δύο μυξωτήρων</span> ("beaks," "noses") <span class="greek">τῶν χρυσῶν</span> - where "in the hands" or "by the hands" may be a Hebraism for "by means of." <span class="cmt_word">The golden oil;</span> Hebrew, <span class="accented">the gold.</span> The oil is so called from its colour. The Greek and Latin versions lose this idea altogether, <span class="accented">In quibus sunt suffusoria ex auro</span> (Vulgate); "leading to the golden vessels" (Septuagint). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/4-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And I questioned</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’a·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him further,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁנִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(šê·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">olive</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֵּיתִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> </span><span class="str2">An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">branches</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7641.htm">Strong's 7641: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, an ear of grain, a branch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּהָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pipes</span><br /><span class="heb">צַנְתְּר֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣan·tə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6804.htm">Strong's 6804: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tube</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from which</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the golden [oil]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּהָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pours?”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·rî·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/4-12.htm">Zechariah 4:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 4:12 I asked him the second time What (Zech. 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