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Zechariah 1:9

“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”

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ASV

Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.

KJV

Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
מָה־mah-what?H4100 →
אֵ֣לֶּה'E.leh[are] theseH428 →
אֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito meH413 →
הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhthe angelH4397 →
הַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.Verwho was speakingH1696 →
בִּ֔יBiwith me
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
אַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaI will show youH7200 →
מָה־mah-what?H4100 →
הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
אֵֽלֶּה׃'E.leh[are] theseH428 →

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Zechariah 4:1Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.Zechariah 4:4–5“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.Revelation 7:13–14Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”Zechariah 4:4“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”Zechariah 2:3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet himDaniel 9:22–23He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.Genesis 31:11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’Zechariah 5:5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”Zechariah 1:19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”Daniel 9:22He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.Zechariah 1:14Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,Daniel 10:11–14He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.Zechariah 4:11Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”Revelation 19:9–10Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”Zechariah 6:4–5So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”Daniel 8:15–16While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.Revelation 22:8–16And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

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Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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