Zechariah 4:5 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַ֠יַּעַן	Vai.ya.'an	and he answered	H6030 →
הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ	ha.mal.'Akh	the angel	H4397 →
הַדֹּבֵ֥ר	ha.do.Ver	who was speaking	H1696 →
בִּי֙	bi	with me
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלַ֔י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
הֲל֥וֹא	ha.Lo'	¿ not	H3808 →
יָדַ֖עְתָּ	ya.Da'.ta	do you know	H3045 →
מָה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
הֵ֣מָּה	He.mah	they	H1992 →
אֵ֑לֶּה	'E.leh	[are] these	H428 →
וָאֹמַ֖ר	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	no	H3808 →
אֲדֹנִֽי׃	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 2:30
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you…
leads to
- Genesis 41:16
  “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
Through
Mark 4:13
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
leads to
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- Luke 24:25
  Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
- Luke 8:11–15
  Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1–2
  Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- Hebrews 5:11–14
  We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
Through
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.”
leads to
- Revelation 7:13–14
  Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
- Zechariah 4:4–5
  “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Zechariah 4:13“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.1 Corinthians 2:12–15We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.Mark 4:13Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?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.”Daniel 2:30And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.Genesis 41:16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”Zechariah 2:3Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him 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.”

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