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Zechariah 4:4

“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

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ASV

And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

KJV

So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאַ֙עַן֙va.'A.'anand I answeredH6030 →
וָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'Akhthe angelH4397 →
הַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.Verwho was speakingH1696 →
בִּ֖יbiwith me
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
מָה־mah-what?H4100 →
אֵ֖לֶּה'E.leh[are] theseH428 →
אֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →

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Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”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.”Matthew 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”Daniel 12:8I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”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.”Zechariah 5:6“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”Zechariah 4:12–14And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”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?”Daniel 7:16–19I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:

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About Zechariah

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