Zechariah 4:13
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Zechariah 4:13 in other translations
| BSB | “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. |
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| WEB | He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” |
| ASV | And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. |
| YLT | And he speaketh unto me, saying, ‘Hast thou not known what these are?' And I say, ‘No, my lord.' |
| DARBY | And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. |
| BBE | And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord. |
| Webster | And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. |
What does Zechariah 4:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 4:11-14
Zechariah desires to know what are the two olive trees. Zerubbabel and Joshua, this prince and this priest, were endued with the gifts and graces of God's Spirit. They lived at the same time, and both were instruments in the work and service of God. Christ's offices of King and Priest were shadowed forth by them. From the union of these two offices in his person, both God and man, the fullness of grace is received…
Zechariah 4:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 4:13
- Zechariah 4:5
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- Hebrews 5:11-12
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Zechariah 4:12
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
- Zechariah 4:13
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- Zechariah 4:14
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Zechariah 4:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondióme, diciendo: ¿No sabes qué es esto? Y dije: Señor mío, no. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il me parla, disant: Ne sais-tu pas ce qu’elles sont? Et je dis: Non, mon seigneur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu mir und sagte: Weißt du nicht, was diese sind? Und ich sprach: Nein, mein Herr. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait ad me, dicens: Numquid nescis quid sunt hæc? Et dixi: Non, domine mi. |