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The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees

Zechariah 4:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
KJV
¶ Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
WEB
Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
ASV
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
LSV
And I answer and say to him, “What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the lampstand, and on its left?”
YLT
And I answer and say unto him, 'What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'
DBY
And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?
DRC
And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof?
GNV
Then answered I, and said vnto him, What are these two oliue trees vpon the right and vpon the left side thereof?
JPS
Then answered I, and said unto him: 'What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?'
LXXE
And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive-trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וָאַ֖עַן וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלָ֑יו מַה־שְּׁנֵ֤י הַזֵּיתִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶה עַל־יְמִ֥ין הַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה וְעַל־שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀπεκρίθην, καὶ εἶπα πρὸς αὐτὸν, τί αἱ δύο ἐλαῖαι αὗται, αἱ ἐκ δεξιῶν τῆς λυχνίας καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων;

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Zechariah 4:3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
  • Revelation 11:4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

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