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Zechariah 4:11-14

11Then answeredוָאַ֖עַןva.'A.'anH6030I, and saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto him, What arethese twoשְּׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147olive treesהַזֵּיתִים֙ha.zei.TimH2132upon the rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225sideof the lampstandהַמְּנוֹרָ֖הha.me.no.RahH4501and upon the leftשְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040side thereof?

12And I answeredוָאַ֣עַןva.'A.'anH6030againשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145,and saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto him, What be thesetwoשְׁתֵּ֞יshe.TeiH8147oliveהַזֵּיתִ֗יםha.zei.TimH2132branchesשִׁבֲּלֵ֣יshi.ba.LeiH7641which throughבְּיַ֗דbe.YadH3027the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091pipesצַנְתְּר֣וֹתtzan.te.RotH6804emptyהַֽמְרִיקִ֥יםham.ri.KimH7324the goldenהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091oil out of themselves?

13And he answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559me and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowestיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou not what these be?And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,No, my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, These arethe twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147anointedהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323onesבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,that standהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by the Lordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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