Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 4

1And theangelהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696withmeH7725cameH7725againH7725, and wakedmeH7725, as amanH376that is wakenedoutH376of hissleepמִשְּׁנָתֽוֹ׃mi.she.na.ToH8142.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100seest thou? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֡רvai.yo.merH559, I haveseenH7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, a candlestickallH3605ofgoldזָהָ֨בza.HavH2091, withitsH3605bowlוְגֻלָּ֣הּve.gu.LahH1543uponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹאשָׁ֗הּro.ShahH7218of it, anditsH3605sevenH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereonעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921; there aresevenH7651pipesמֽוּצָק֔וֹתmu.tza.KotH4166toeachH3605of thelampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתla.ne.RotH5216,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834areuponעַל־'al-H5921thetopרֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ro.ShahH7218thereof:

3andtwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147oliveזֵיתִ֖יםzei.TimH2132treesH2132by it, oneuponעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921therightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225sideH3225of thebowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.LahH1543, and theotherH259uponעַל־'al-H5921theleftשְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040sideH3225thereof.

4And Iansweredוָֽאֹמַ֔רva.'o.MarH559and spake to theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696withmeאֶל־'el-H413,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatמָה־mah-H4100aretheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113?

5Then theangelהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thattalkedהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696withmeH413answeredH559andsaidH559untomeH413, Knowest thounotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428be? And IsaidH559,Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

6Then heansweredH559and spake untomeH413,sayingH559, This is thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,sayingH559,Notלֹ֤אlo'H3808by might,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808bypowerבְכֹ֔חַve.Kho.achH3581, but by myspiritבְּרוּחִ֔יbe.ru.ChiH7307, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

7Who art thou, Ogreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419mountainהַֽר־har-H2022?beforeH6440Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thou shaltbecomeH3318aplainלְמִישֹׁ֑רle.mi.ShorH4334: and he shallbringוְהוֹצִיא֙ve.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318theheadH6440stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68withshoutingsתְּשֻׁא֕וֹתte.shu.'otH8663ofGraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580,graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580, unto it.

8MoreoverH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216havelaidH3245thefoundationH3245of thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; hishandsוְיָדָ֣יוve.ya.DavH3027shall alsofinishתְּבַצַּ֑עְנָהte.va.Tza'.nahH1214it; and thou shaltknowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathsentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413untoyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588.

10For who hathdespisedבַז֮vazH936thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofsmallקְטַנּוֹת֒ke.ta.nOtH6996things? for they shallrejoiceוְשָׂמְח֗וּve.sa.me.ChuH8055, and shallseeוְרָא֞וּve.ra.'UH7200the plummet in thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֖לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,evenכִּ֣יkiH3588theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעָה־shiv.'ah-H7651,whichמִ֣יmiH4310are theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; they run to and frothroughH3027thewholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11ThenansweredH559I, andsaidH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aretheseהָאֵ֔לֶהha.'E.lehH428twoשְּׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147oliveהַזֵּיתִים֙ha.zei.TimH2132treesH2132uponעַל־'al-H5921therightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225sideH3225of the candlestick anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theleftשְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃se.mo.LahH8040sideH3225thereof?

12And IansweredH559thesecondשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145time, andsaidH559unto him,WhatH4100betheseH834twoשְׁתֵּ֞יshe.TeiH8147oliveהַזֵּיתִ֗יםha.zei.TimH2132branchesשִׁבֲּלֵ֣יshi.ba.LeiH7641,whichH834arebesideH5921thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091spouts, that empty thegoldenהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091oilהַֽמְרִיקִ֥יםham.ri.KimH7324outH4100ofthemselvesH5921?

13And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413andsaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Knowest thounotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428be? And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he,Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofoilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323, thatstandהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by theLordאֲד֥וֹן'a.DonH113of thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Zechariah 4

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